Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun highlander
2 senses of highlander
Sense 1
Highlander -- (a soldier in a Scottish regiment from the Highlands)
=> soldier -- (an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army; "the soldiers stood at attention")
Sense 2
Highlander, Scottish Highlander, Highland Scot -- (a native of the Highlands of Scotland)
=> Scot, Scotsman, Scotchman -- (a native or inhabitant of Scotland)
Antonyms of adj highland
1 sense of highland
Sense 1
upland (vs. lowland), highland (prenominal) -- (used of high or hilly country)
Similarity of adj highland
1 sense of highland
Sense 1
upland (vs. lowland), highland (prenominal) -- (used of high or hilly country)
=> alpestrine, subalpine -- (growing at high altitudes)
=> alpine -- (living or growing above the timber line; "alpine flowers")
=> mountainous -- (containing many mountains)