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What is another word for Cateran?

Pronunciation: [kˈatəɹən] (IPA)

Cateran is an old Scottish term referring to a Highland robber or bandit. There are several synonyms for this archaic word, including marauder, plunderer, raider, brigand, outlaw, and thug. These words all imply someone who takes goods or property by force or threatens violence. Other synonyms for cateran include freebooter, buccaneer, pirate, and corsair, which suggest a seafaring version of the same concept. The word's antiquity and regional usage make it relatively obscure, but its meaning is still clear and useful today as a descriptive term for someone who engages in lawless activity.
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But look at the tide coming up in Cateran Bay; the waves are dashing on the shore and making the most beautiful foam.
"The Adventure League"
Hilda T. Skae
I will take this other for my chief'- That is for a Highland Cateran and traitor, interrupted Haward, pleased to find another dart, but scarcely aware of how deadly an insult he was dealing.
"Audrey"
Mary Johnston
"He says, your majesty," translated MacNeish, "that the second duty of a huntsman is to cut the throat of any Cateran who presumes to interfere with the progress of the provender from the forest to his master's kitchen."
"A Prince of Good Fellows"
Robert Barr

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