Lowlander

[ loh-luhn-der, -lan- ]

noun

1. a native of the Lowlands.
2. (lowercase) an inhabitant of a lowland or lowlands.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Lowlander¹

First recorded in 1685–95; lowland + -er ¹

Example Sentences

There is a Lowlander route between London and Glasgow and Edinburgh, and a Highlander route to Aberdeen, Inverness and Fort William.

From BBC

For some Scottish Lowlanders who saw the Gaelic-speaking Highlands as a barbarous backwater, the kilt had been regarded as the primitive dress of mountain thieves.

From BBC

Shirley Laska, a sociologist who studied Louisiana disasters at the University of New Orleans and co-founded the Lowlander Center, said parish leaders, emergency managers and citizens did the right thing before the storm.

From Seattle Times

The Northbound Lowlander service ended up several hundred yards to the east of the station after the incident on Thursday.

From BBC

There are 484 rooms available, initially on the Lowlander route between London and Glasgow/Edinburgh.

From BBC