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reaction to the Highlander comics has been mixed to positive, more favorable in general than the film sequels to the original Highlander, which have mostly
Highlander_(comics)
Media franchise (1986–2007)
Highlander is an American media franchise created by Gregory Widen. The series began with Highlander, a 1986 fantasy film starring Christopher Lambert
Highlander_(franchise)
1986 fantasy film by Russell Mulcahy
Highlander is a 1986 fantasy action-adventure film and the first installment in the Highlander franchise. It follows Connor MacLeod, a Scottish Highlander
Highlander_(film)
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Look up Highlander, Highlanders, highlander, or highlanders in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Highlander may refer to: Boykos, an ethnolinguistic Rusyn
Highlander
Television series
Highlander: The Series is a science fantasy action-adventure television series featuring Duncan MacLeod (Adrian Paul) of the Scottish Clan MacLeod, as
Highlander:_The_Series
Lead character of the Highlander franchise
The Highlander, is a fictional character in the Highlander film series, and appears in the extended franchise of the television programs: Highlander: The
Connor_MacLeod
Fictional character from the Highlander multiverse
protagonist of Highlander: The Series, which ran for six seasons from 1992 to 1998. The character also starred in two spin-off films, Highlander: Endgame and
Duncan_MacLeod
English actor (born 1959)
best known for the title role of Duncan MacLeod on the television series Highlander: The Series. In 1997, he founded the Peace Fund charitable organisation
Adrian_Paul
Cullen Emmet Cullen Damien Darkblood Darius (Highlander) Darla (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) Dawn (comics) Deadpool The Deaths of Ian Stone Demona The Doctor
List_of_fictional_immortals
American actor (born 1959)
Dimension (1984), Frankenstein's monster in The Bride (1985), the Kurgan in Highlander (1986), Sheriff Gus Gilbert in Pet Sematary Two (1992), Capt. Byron Hadley
Clancy_Brown
Comics.org. "Hercules: Official Comics Movie Adaptation". Comics.org. "Hey There, It's Yogi Bear #1". Comics.org. "Highlander Volume 3: Armageddon Tpb". Dynamite
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American comic book company
February 8, 2023. Bailey, Michael (December 19, 2006). "Daily Reviews: Highlander #1". Comics Bulletin. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. "Blood Queen
Dynamite_Entertainment
Fictional character
War Victory Comics at the Grand Comics Database All-New Comics #13 at the Grand Comics Database All-New Comics #14 at the Grand Comics Database Four
Green_Hornet
American filmmaker
involvement with Highlander under Lionsgate also continued, with Stahelski also attached to direct. Stahelski directed the upcoming Highlander based on a script
Ryan_Condal
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Caspian (Highlander), a fictional character on Highlander: The Series Judson Caspian, alter-ego of one of three characters named the Reaper (DC Comics) Caspian
Caspian
American comic book publisher
Key Comics was an imprint of American company Western Publishing, created for comic books distributed to newsstands. Also known as Whitman Comics, Gold
Gold_Key_Comics
Canadian actor (born 1950)
Ironside played the villainous General Katana in the science fiction sequel Highlander II: The Quickening and also starred in the film Chaindance as a small-time
Michael_Ironside
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(Criminal Minds) "Haunted" (Dead Like Me) "Haunted" (Dollhouse) "Haunted" (Highlander) "Haunted" (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit) "Haunted" (Sanctuary) "Haunted"
Haunted
action-oriented than those of his predecessor. Additionally, after The Highlanders, stories moved away from the purely historical ones that featured during
List of Doctor Who episodes (1963–1989)
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Canadian actor (born 1970)
His television career began with guest appearances on shows including Highlander and The Commish. Parts in the television movies A Family Divided and The
Michael_Shanks
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and Angel television series Watcher (Highlander), a secret organization that watches the Immortals in the Highlander series "The Watcher", first episode
Watcher
Japanese animation studio
adaptation of Highlander as an animated film. Additionally, they were commissioned by Top Cow Productions, an imprint of Image Comics, to provide an
Madhouse,_Inc.
Comic book series
an Image Comics comic book created by writer A.J. Lieberman and artist Riley Rossmo. The series debuted in 2009, released through Image Comics' partner
Cowboy_Ninja_Viking
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Wicked" (The Alienist), a 2020 television episode "Something Wicked" (Highlander), a 1996 television episode "Something Wicked" (Supernatural), a 2006
Something_Wicked
American actor and filmmaker (born 1958)
John (July 1, 2012). "Evil Dead star Bruce Campbell is so proud to be a Highlander". Daily Record. Retrieved November 10, 2015. Wise, Damon (February 14
Bruce_Campbell
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(Defiance), an episode of Defiance "Brothers in Arms" (Highlander), an episode of Highlander: The Series "Brothers in Arms" (NCIS), an episode of NCIS
Brothers_in_Arms
American actress (born 1965)
success of Babylon 5, Christian guest starred on other series including Highlander: The Series, Judd Apatow's Freaks and Geeks, NYPD Blue, Everwood, Nip/Tuck
Claudia_Christian
Australian comic book
influenced by the 1986 action/fantasy film Highlander. (His name, is a pun on Duncan, the protagonist of the Highlander television series and also the term "Quickening"
Platinum_Grit
British comic writer and author
on a variety of spin-offs from both Doctor Who and Star Wars, as well as comics and novels for Teen Titans, Black Adam, Ghostbusters, Transformers, Back
Cavan_Scott
Scottish actor (born 1961)
in East Berlin cross the Berlin Wall. Popular fantasy-adventure series Highlander, which centered on an immortal man tasked with fighting evil, saw McTavish
Graham_McTavish
American comic book creator
pencils by Scott Kolins, 5-issue limited series, Marvel Comics, June–October 2007) Highlander (with co-author Brandon Jerwa and art by Lee Moder, 4-issue
Michael_Avon_Oeming
Franchise (Creator) Literature Comics Animated films Live action films Animated TV Live action TV Video games Other media An American Tail (Don Bluth,
List of multimedia franchises originating in films
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1966 Doctor Who serial
The Highlanders is the completely missing fourth serial of the fourth season of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first
The_Highlanders_(Doctor_Who)
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greatest rugby league players in Australia Immortal (Highlander), sword-wielding characters from the Highlander film and television series "Immortality (Fringe)"
Immortal
Israeli-French actor and comedian
intelligence officer Aviram Dahan. 1996 : Highlander: The Series (TV) as Reza 1996 : Studio Sud (TV) as Nico 1999 : Highlander: The Raven (TV) as Felix 2003 : Dédales
Tomer_Sisley
American comic book writer
has written for Dynamite Entertainment's books including Red Sonja and Highlander: Way of the Sword. Krul lives in Southern California with his wife and
J._T._Krul
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Marvel Comics Future Foundation, a superhero team that replaced the Fantastic Four after the death of Johnny Storm, also published by Marvel Comics Fortissimo
FF
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may also refer to: Kronos (film), a 1957 science fiction film Kronos (Highlander), a fictional character In the Doctor Who serial, The Time Monster, a
Kronos_(disambiguation)
Digital animation studio
Fibbed Big Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back Ace Ventura: Pet Detective Highlander: Endgame Gen Y Cops Impostor The Weight of Water From Dusk Till Dawn 3:
Threshold_Entertainment
Canadian actor (born 1966)
Northwood, supernatural drama Charmed, teen drama Riverdale, and the DC comics series Peacemaker (2022). Munro's first films include starring roles in
Lochlyn_Munro
Comic book superhero group
by Gerard Jones and drawn by George Pérez. After the purchase of Malibu Comics by Marvel, Ultraforce began a crossover with the Avengers in the "Black
Ultraforce
American actor (born 1950)
Sleepwalkers and Desperation. His appearances on television series include Highlander: The Series, The Outer Limits, The Magnificent Seven, and the Amazon series
Ron_Perlman
Japanese manga series by Kentaro Miura
also noted a visual resemblance between Guts and Connor MacLeod from Highlander (1986). Guts's prosthetic hand was inspired by Hyakkimaru from Dororo
Berserk_(manga)
Upcoming film by Rawson Marshall Thurber
Live-Action Remake of Beloved '80s Sci-Fi Cartoon Sounds Even Better Than 'Highlander'". MovieWeb. Retrieved May 12, 2026. Gonzalez, Umberto (March 5, 2026)
Voltron_(film)
(1993–94) Heroes Reborn H.G. Wells’ The Invisible Man Harley Quinn Highlander Highlander: The Raven The Hitchhiker The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy The
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for which installments exist in multiple forms of media, such as books, comics, films, television series, animated series and video games. Multimedia franchises
Lists of multimedia franchises
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in 2019 Dead Rising: Endgame, a 2016 horror film Highlander: Endgame, the fourth film in the Highlander series, released in 2000 End game, a synonym for
Endgame
American animated sitcom
and Brawl Stars. In 2013, Toyota unveiled a SpongeBob-inspired Toyota Highlander sport utility vehicle on what was dubbed "SpongeBob Day". In 2024, Nickelodeon
SpongeBob_SquarePants
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Guardian (comics), characters from various comics Guardian (DC Comics), a DC Comics superhero Guardian (Highlander), a character in the film Highlander: The
Guardian
American comic book writer and musician
Entertainment, 2008–2009) Highlander Origins: The Kurgan #1–2 (writer, Dynamite Entertainment, 2009) The Shield #1–5 (writer, DC Comics, 2009–2010) "COMIC WRITER
Brandon_Jerwa
American actress and comedian (born 1955)
Space Ghost Coast to Coast. In 1996, she guest-starred on an episode of Highlander: The Series called "Dramatic License", where she played a romance novelist
Sandra_Bernhard
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Kong television drama "Unholy Alliance", Parts One and Two, episodes of Highlander: The Series "The Unholy Alliance", episode two of ThunderCats (1985) Unholy
Unholy_Alliance
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aircraft in Captain America: The First Avenger "The Valkyrie", an episode of Highlander: The Series (season 5) Valkyrie Drive, a TV series and game Stauffenberg
Valkyrie_(disambiguation)
English actor
(Deceased), Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Fierce Creatures and as Silas in Highlander: The Series. Ridings voices Daddy Pig in the animated children's series
Richard_Ridings
Topics referred to by the same term
series Coyote Ragtime Show General Katana, a character from the film Highlander II: The Quickening Katana, a flagship in Star Wars novel Dark Force Rising
Katana_(disambiguation)
Amalgam Comics (DC Comics & Marvel Comics) Dr. Kildare Dr. James Kildare Dell Comics Docteur Poche Dr. Poche / Dupuis Dr. Weird, Star-Studded Comics #1 (original
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List of American superhero films
List_of_American_superhero_films
Name list
Lassiter, in the Neal Shusterman novel Unwind Connor MacLeod, in the Highlander film and television series Connor Mason, in the TV show Timeless Connor
Connor_(given_name)
Legendary 16th-century Scottish cannibal
Sanderson composed Sawney Bean's Song Sung by Mr. Helme, in Harlequin Highlander, or Sawney Bean's Cave and Written by Mr Cross in 1798. It was reviewed
Sawney_Bean
British actress
Stickin' Around - Mrs. Stella Stickler Wild C.A.T.s - Additional voices Highlander: The Animated Series - Additional voices A Miser Brothers' Christmas -
Catherine_Disher
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2007 video game
certain movement-enhancing weapons from use. Other popular formats include "Highlander", a 9v9 format with a limit of one player per each of the nine classes
Team_Fortress_2
Name list
Last Shift and its sequel by John Vanbrugh, The Relapse Amanda, from the Highlander franchise Amanda Becker, from the teen parody Not Another Teen Movie Amanda
Amanda
(Ghost Whisperer (Idw))". "Grimm - The Icy Touch". "Keeping Secrets". "Highlander: The Element of Fire". Home and Away: Hearts Divided / Leon F Saunders
List of television series made into books
List_of_television_series_made_into_books
African-American colloquial term
from parents and teachers. The phrase nigga, please, used in the 1970s by comics such as Paul Mooney as "a funny punctuation in jokes about Blacks", is now
Nigga
Name list
Devices novel series by Cassandra Clare Tessa Noël, in the TV series Highlander: The Series Teresa "Tessa" Testarossa, in the multimedia franchise Full
Tessa
Graphic novel trilogy
about The Montgomery Story and its influence. Aydin, who had been reading comics since his grandmother bought him a copy of Uncanny X-Men #317 off a Piggly
March_(comics)
British artist and designer
Henson'sThe Storyteller. He was concept designer/board artist on the films Highlander, the first live-action Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film, Lost in Space
Brendan_McCarthy
American novelist
writer of Locus best-seller The Element of Fire, the first novel in the Highlander (franchise), and was a co-creator on the Tokyopop manga series Psy-comm
Jason_Henderson
Canadian actor (born 1959)
portrayal of Nigel Ramsey in "The Wrath of Kali", a fourth season episode of Highlander: The Series.[citation needed] For his role of Gary Percy Rils in Those
Brent_Stait
(2014–present) Ghostbusters by Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis (1984–present) Highlander by Gregory Widen (1986–) Beetlejuice by Tim Burton (1988) Hercules and
List_of_low_fantasy_works
Name list
character of the comics, TV show, and film of the same name, and Harvey Girls Forever! Richie Richard, from Bottom Richie Ryan, from Highlander Richie Tozier
Richie
Boggy moorland and protected area in northern Scotland
escaping his kidnapping, following a shipwreck on the Isle of Mull. In the Highlander novel, The Element of Fire, Duncan and Connor MacLeod track the antagonist
Rannoch_Moor
Literary genre
February 2012). "Professor explores the work of a science fiction pioneer". Highlander. Retrieved 25 January 2023. Arthur B. Evans (1988). Science Fiction vs
Science_fiction
American singer and guitarist (born 1958)
she was a guest star in "Free Fall", a first-season episode of TV's Highlander: The Series.[citation needed] In 1997, she appeared on the sitcom Ellen
Joan_Jett
American writer
(2018-11-14). "UCR lecturer Rachelle Cruz wins 2018 American Book Award". Highlander. Retrieved 2020-09-30. "Poet Rachelle Cruz has big plans for her term
Rachelle_Cruz
eskrima moves and the actors were given light training by arnisadors. In Highlander: The Series, Adrian Paul's character Duncan MacLeod switched to arnis
Arnis_in_popular_culture
French animation studio
Latin word anima. Highlander: The Animated Series (1994–96) Sky Dancers (1996) Dragon Flyz (1996–97) The Magician (1997–98) Highlander: The Adventure Begins
Xilam
acquire license to print comics based on the Highlander films and television series September 18: first issue of Sonic X (Archie Comics) September 19: Joe Ferrara
2005_in_comics
Topics referred to by the same term
"The Vampire", Dead Mount Death Play episode 15 (2023) "The Vampire", Highlander: The Series season 2, episode 16 (1994) "The Vampire", Kolchak: The Night
Vampire_(disambiguation)
List of sound recordings preserved in the U.S. Library of Congress
Tennessee Carter Family, Jimmie Rodgers, Ernest Stoneman, and others 1927 Highlander Center Field Recordings Collection Rosa Parks, Esau Jenkins and others
National_Recording_Registry
Italian comic book artist
Detective Comics with Scott Snyder and Jock. Francesco Francavilla made his professional comics debut in the Italian comics anthology Amazing Comics. Within
Francesco_Francavilla
English actor (born 1934)
History. London: Panini Comics, Hachette Partworks. ISSN 2057-6048. Ainsworth, John, ed. (2016). "The Power of the Daleks, The Highlanders, The Underwater Menace
Tom_Baker
British author and screenwriter (born 1972)
career began as an uncredited writer working on story development for Highlander: The Series in 1991. Since then he has worked alone and with his brother
Andy_Briggs
organs" for her dying eight-year-old son. The fifth-season episode of Highlander: The Series titled "The Modern Prometheus" has Mary Shelley draw her inspiration
Frankenstein in popular culture
Frankenstein_in_popular_culture
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distribution only; produced by Angeles Entertainment and RDR Productions Highlander North American theatrical and television, West German, Austrian and Swiss
List of 20th Century Fox films (1935–1999)
List_of_20th_Century_Fox_films_(1935–1999)
Korean-American comic strip and comic book creator (born 1971)
books such as Shanna the She-Devil, Mighty Avengers and Hulk for Marvel Comics, and Jungle Girl for Dynamite Entertainment. Cho is noted for his figure
Frank_Cho
Irish voice actor
actor based in Canada. He is best known for his portrayal of the Marvel Comics character Wolverine in X-Men: The Animated Series, its revival X-Men '97
Cal_Dodd
American toy manufacturer
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Nolan_North_filmography
British magazine
the form of comics. In 1990 the magazine started appearing once every four weeks (13 times a year). DWM is now published by Panini Comics, which purchased
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Doll-like character
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2002 Hong Kong film by Tsui Hark
"Hellraiser" Ross Erhuero, Lords, and Polito have all been involved in the Highlander Franchise. The film was the first on-screen appearance of Andy On, although
Black_Mask_2:_City_of_Masks
Fictional characters in the TV series Doctor Who
However, all but two of their missing stories (The Smugglers and The Highlanders) have seen DVD release, with both official animation and photo reconstructions
Ben_and_Polly
2009 fantasy novel by Lev Grossman
stories, and Fritz Leiber's Fafhrd and Gray Mouser stories, while the film Highlander helped influence the feel of the novel's world. He had originally wanted
The Magicians (Grossman novel)
The_Magicians_(Grossman_novel)
Genre of fiction, subgenre of fantasy
films from the 1930s-60s, well-known examples include the 1992 series Highlander and the TV adaptation of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, which is regarded as
Urban_fantasy
HIGHLANDER COMICS
HIGHLANDER COMICS
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : nickname for a person with a sunny temperament. Compare Merryweather. There is a legend that a Scottish family of Highland origin assumed this name in punning allusion to Job 37:22, ‘Fair weather cometh out of the north’. At the present time the surname is most frequent in East Anglia.
Female
English
English name derived from the wine name, from the name of a place in France which got its name from Latin Burgundiones, literally BURGUNDY means "highlanders." May also sometimes be given as a color name.
Surname or Lastname
English, Scottish, and Irish
English, Scottish, and Irish : variant spelling of Hyland.Possibly an Americanized spelling of German Heiland.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : of uncertain origin; it could be a Scottish habitational name from Hughston in the Highland region but is more likely a variant spelling of Houston.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for the servant of a parish priest or parson, or a patronymic denoting the child of a parson, from the possessive case of Middle English persone, parsoun (see Parson).English : many early examples are found with prepositions (e.g. Ralph del Persones 1323); these are habitational names, with the omission of house, hence in effect occupational names for servants employed at the parson’s house.Irish : usually of English origin (see above), but sometimes a reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac an Phearsain, which is of Highland Scottish origin (see McPherson).Members of an Irish family called Parsons wre twice created earl of Rosse, first in 1718 and again in 1806. They settled in Ireland c.1590, when two brothers, William and Laurence Parsons, were granted large estates. Birr Castle, Parsonstown, became the family seat. Samuel Holden Parsons, born Lyme, CT, in 1737 was a Connecticut legislator and revolutionary war officer. Theophilius Parsons (1750–1813) was born in Byfield, MA, and was chief justice of the MA supreme court (1806–13); his son, also Theophilius, was a professor at Harvard Law School (1848–1869).
Boy/Male
Muslim
Highland
Surname or Lastname
Scottish
Scottish : nickname for a fair-haired person, from Gaelic bà n ‘white’, ‘fair’. This is a common name in the Highlands, first recorded in Perth in 1324.Northern English : nickname meaning ‘bone’, probably bestowed on an exceptionally tall, lean man, from Old English bÄn ‘bone’. In northern Middle English -Ä- was preserved, whereas in southern dialects (which later became standard), it was changed to -Å-.Northern English : nickname for a hospitable person, from northern Middle English beyn, bayn ‘welcoming’, ‘friendly’ (Old Norse beinn ‘straight’, ‘direct’).English and French : metonymic occupational name for an attendant at a public bath house, from Middle English, Old French baine ‘bath’.French : topographic name for someone who lived by a Roman bath, from Old French baine ‘bath’ or a habitational name from a place in Ille-et-Vilaine, named with this word.Possibly an altered spelling of North German Behn.George Luke Scobie Bain (1836–91) was born in Stirling, Scotland. He ran away to sea and successively lived and worked in Portland, ME, Chicago, and St. Louis, where he was a miller and flour merchant and a very prominent citizen.
Boy/Male
Celtic American Gaelic Scottish
Crooked nose. Nickname of a Highland chieftain with a crooked nose.
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
Highland
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim, Sindhi
Highland
HIGHLANDER COMICS
HIGHLANDER COMICS
Boy/Male
Indian, Sikh
Prince of Parents
Male
Italian
Italian form of Late Latin Jacomus (English James), GIACOMO means "supplanter."
Girl/Female
Muslim
Angel
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Tamil, Traditional
Truth; Simple
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived near a vineyard, or a metonymic occupational name for a vine dresser, from Middle English vine ‘vine(yard)’ (Old French vi(g)ne). Vine growing was formerly more common in England than it is now, and there are several minor places in southern England named from their vineyard, any of which may be partial sources of the surname. See also Vineyard, Wingard.Spanish (Viñe) : variant of Viña (see Vina).
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Full Moon of the Faith
Girl/Female
Tamil
Granthana | கà¯à®°à®‚தநா
Book
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Shadow
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Tamil
Happiness; Golden
Girl/Female
Indian, Telugu
Bright
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n.
An inhabitant of highlands, especially of the Highlands of Scotland.
n. pl.
The cattle of the Hebrides, or of the Highlands.
n.
Scotland; esp. the Highlands of Scotland.
n.
A knife or short dagger, esp. that in use among the Highlanders of Scotland. [Variously spelt.]
n. pl.
Trowsers; especially, those of the Scotch Highlanders.
n.sing. & pl.
A Celt or the Celts of the Scotch Highlands or of Ireland; now esp., a Scotch Highlander of Celtic origin.
n.
A large two-handed sword used formerly by the Scottish Highlanders.
n.
A kind of dagger or poniard; -- formerly much used by the Scottish Highlander.
n.
A Highland robber: a kind of irregular soldier.
n.
A native or inhabitant of the Lowlands, especially of the Lowlands of Scotland, as distinguished from Highlander.
n.
A name sometimes given to that dialect of the Celtic which is spoken in the Highlands of Scotland; -- called, by the Highlanders, Gaelic.
a.
Of or pertaining to the Gael, esp. to the Celtic Highlanders of Scotland; as, the Gaelic language.
n.
The fiery cross, used as a rallying signal in the Highlands of Scotland.
n.
A kind of dance; as, the Highland fling.
n.
A Highland air, suited to the particular passion which the musician would either excite or assuage; generally applied to those airs that are played on the bagpipe before the Highlanders when they go out to battle.
n.
A lively dance of the Highlanders of Scotland; also, the music to the dance; -- often called Scotch reel.
n.
A musical wind instrument, now used chiefly in the Highlands of Scotland.
n.
Highlanders, collectively.
n.
A ruffian; one who hounds, or spies upon, another; app. esp. to the members of certain alleged societies among the Chinese.
n.
Elevated or mountainous land; (often in the pl.) an elevated region or country; as, the Highlands of Scotland.