Scots is a dialect of the English language that is spoken in Scotland.
There are things you can express in Scots that you can't say in English.
3. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
Scots means the same as Scottish.
...his guttural Scots accent.
...the Scots Tories.
Scot in British English
(skɒt)
noun
1.
a native or inhabitant of Scotland
2.
a member of a tribe of Celtic raiders from the north of Ireland who carried out periodic attacks against the British mainland coast from the 3rd century ad, eventually settling in N Britain during the 5th and 6th centuries
Scot. in British English
abbreviation for
1.
Scotch (whisky)
2.
Scotland
3.
Scottish
Scot in American English1
(skɑt)
noun
1.
a member of a Gaelic people of northern Ireland that migrated to Scotland in the 5th cent. a.d.
2.
a person born or living in Scotland
see also Scotsman, Scotchman
Word origin
< ME Scottes, pl. < OE Scottas < LL Scoti, a people in N Britain, prob. < OIr Scuit, the Irish, pl. of Scot
Scot in American English2
1.
Scotch
2.
Scotland
3.
Scottish
scot in American English
(skɑt)
noun
money assessed or paid; tax; levy
Idioms:
scot and lot
Word origin
ME < ON skot, tribute, shot1
Examples of 'Scot' in a sentence
Scot
you think you are smart getting away with practically murder scot free and you think i'm blind, well i'm not.
Kingsolver, Barbara HOMELAND AND OTHER STORIES (1990)
The Scot was tough, Stone told himself - could hang in there for at least twenty-four hours of grilling.
Terman, Douglas CORMORANT
Roger and Robert de Quincy came with John the Scot and Elen.
Penman, Sharon HERE BE DRAGONS
He was another expatriate Scot, I think maybe they're the most widely scattered race in the world.
Wood, Ted FOOLS GOLD
Word lists with
Scot
European peoples
In other languages
Scot
British English: Scot /skɒt/ NOUN
A Scot is a Scottish person.
American English: Scot
Arabic: اِسْكُتْلانْدِيّ
Brazilian Portuguese: escocês
Chinese: 苏格兰人
Croatian: Škot
Czech: Skot
Danish: skotte
Dutch: Schots taal
European Spanish: escocés
Finnish: skotlantilainen henkilö
French: Écossais
German: Schotte
Greek: Σκωτσέζος
Italian: scozzese
Japanese: スコットランド人
Korean: 스코틀랜드 사람
Norwegian: skotte
Polish: Szkot
European Portuguese: escocês
Romanian: scoțian
Russian: шотландец
Latin American Spanish: escocés
Swedish: skotte
Thai: ชาวสกอต
Turkish: İskoç
Ukrainian: шотландець
Vietnamese: người Scotland
All related terms of 'Scot'
Penobscot
a river flowing S from N Maine into Penobscot Bay . 350 mi . (565 km) long
Jock Scot
an artificial fly having a yellow floss body, black silk tag , scarlet and yellow tail, wings of scarlet and of jungle cock feathers spotted with yellow and gray , and hackle of guinea fowl and grouse feathers
scot-free
If you say that someone got away scot-free , you are emphasizing that they escaped punishment for something that you believe they should have been punished for.
scot and lot
a municipal tax paid by burgesses and others that came to be regarded as a qualification for the borough franchise in parliamentary elections (until the Reform Act of 1832)
Scottish National Party
a political party advocating the independence of Scotland , founded in 1934