scotsman

Everyday

1. A Scotsman is a man from Scotland. tree →
2. «The Scotsman» is the name of a newspaper in Edinburgh. tree →
3. «The Flying Scotsman» is a famous steam train that ran between London and Edinburgh. tree →

In the lessons

In geography and history lessons it names people of Scotland: a Scotswoman is a woman, and «Scots» or «Scottish people» covers everyone. Phrases: «a proud Scotsman», «the Flying Scotsman».

Examples

• The Scotsman wore a kilt at the wedding. tree →
• My grandad is a Scotsman from Glasgow. tree →
• The Flying Scotsman is a famous steam engine. tree →
• A Scotsman, an Englishman and an Irishman walked into a joke. tree →
• Alexander Graham Bell, who worked on the telephone, was a Scotsman. tree →
• We saw the Flying Scotsman at the railway museum in York. tree →
• On the second morning the Scotsman saw from the top of his tree a great castle far away. tree →

Note

Write it with a capital S: Scotsman. Plural: Scotsmen. People from Scotland are «Scottish» or «Scots», not «Scotch»; «Scotch» is used for whisky and some foods (Scotch egg). For a woman: Scotswoman.