Highlander

highlander English Etymology 1 From en Highlands er inhabitant, equivalent to a specific application of en highlander. Noun A person from the Highlands. en see Scot en Lowlander Derived terms en Shanghailander Related terms en highlander Translations inhabitant of the Scottish Highlands Bulgarian: bg Finnish: fi ylämaalainen French: fr highlander m Irish: ga Gael m, ga Híleantóir m Polish: pl highlander m Scottish Gaelic: gd Gàidheal m Etymology 2 Americanized spelling of en de Heilander. Proper noun s en German. Statistics According to the 2010 United States Census, Highlander is the 39607th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 555 individuals. Highlander is most common among White (96.94%) individuals. References en 3-syllable words en British demonyms People Scotland Portuguese Etymology After the immortal title character of the Highlander (franchise) Highlander film franchise. Pronunciation pt /hajˈlɐ̃.deʁ/ BR pt highlander Noun mfbysense #s pt Brazil dated humorous someone who survives or perseveres against all odds pt 2013 André de Coimbra Santos Vidas Sobre Duas Rodas Clube de Autores https://books.google.com/books?id=QRZRBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA63&dq=%22highlander%22#v=onepage 63 É condição “Sine qua non”, para sair pilotando, utilizar os equipamentos de proteção, sob pena para os desobedientes, de serem multados e até ter a moto apreendida, como também para os que acham que são “Highlander” e percebem da pior forma que não são - depois que passam a morar debaixo de sete palmos de terra, ou então trocam as duas rodas motorizadas por uma cadeira sobre rodas ou uma muleta. It is a sine qua non precondition, before you go out driving [motorcycles], to use protective gear; with those who disobey facing the penalty of being fined or even having their motorcycle seized, or those who think they are “Highlander” and find out the worst way possible that they are not - after they start living six feet under, or exchange their two motor wheels for a wheelchair or a crutch. pt 2015 Felipe Andreoli O pior futebol de todos os tempos Panda Books https://books.google.com/books?id=dcm3weKfTNsC&pg=PT17&dq=%22highlander%22#v=onepage&q=%22highlander%22 17 O Maranhão tem, pelo menos, duas instituições: o imortal (mais porque não morre do que pelas obras que já escreveu), o Highlander da política, José Sarney, e o glorioso Sampaio Corrêa Futebol Clube. Maranhão has at least two institutions: the immortal (more so because he won’t die than because of the works he has authored), the Highlander of politics: José Sarney, and the glorious Sampaio Corrêa Football Club. pt 2019 Eugênio Esber Todas as Páginas de Henrique Leão Kiperman Bookman Editora https://books.google.com/books?id=fMCODwAAQBAJ&pg=PT286&dq=%22highlander%22#v=onepage 286 Das duas vezes anteriores, em 1989 e em 2000, ele havia se recuperado satisfatoriamente, a ponto de Adriane se referir a ele como “nosso Highlander”, em referência ao protagonista do filme “Guerreiro Imortal”. He had recovered satisfactorily from the previous two [heart attacks] in 1989 and in 2000, to the point that Adriane would refer to him as “our Highlander”, after the main character of the film “Highlander”. pt eponyms terms derived from fiction