callant

[ kah-luhnt ]

noun

, Chiefly Scot.

1. a lad; boy.

callant

/ ˈkælən; ˈkælənt /

noun

1. a youth; lad

Word History and Origins

Origin of callant¹

1710–20; < Dutch kalant fellow, chap, customer < Old North French caland customer

Word History and Origins

Origin of callant¹

C16: from Dutch or Flemish kalant customer, fellow

Example Sentences

Then well-a-day for a "cantie callant," A heart of gold and a soul of glee,— Sportsman, gentleman, squire and gallant,— Teacher, maybe, of you and me.

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What do ye want, callant, that ye deafen my auld lugs like that?

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You do it, my callant," said Mrs Carfrae with decision, "and she'll stand it right enough!

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Now fancy the love-sick “callant” for the sake of Annie Laurie lying down to die; just fancy Annie Laurie without the Scotch; only fancy Annie Laurie in a sort of mixture of Canadianisms and Americanisms; fancy “toddy” without the whisky, and you have some idea of “Annie Laurie” as sung on board the Fulton while splashing away on Lake Ontario, somewhere between America and Canada.

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A soft-spoken callant wi' reddish hair—a puir thin sort o' body wi' a ferrety face.

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