scots Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the dialect of English used in Scotland
    Scots English; Scottish.
  2. noun a native or inhabitant of Scotland
    Scotsman; Scot; Scotchman.
  3. adjective of or relating to or characteristic of Scotland or its people or culture or its English dialect or Gaelic language
    Scotch; Scottish.
    • Scots Gaelic
    • the Scots community in New York
    • `Scottish' tends to be the more formal term as in `The Scottish Symphony' or `Scottish authors' or `Scottish mountains'
    • `Scotch' is in disfavor with Scottish people and is used primarily outside Scotland except in such frozen phrases as `Scotch broth' or `Scotch whiskey' or `Scotch plaid'

WordNet

Scots adjective
Etymology
For older Scottis Scottish. See Scottish.
Definitions
  1. Of or pertaining to the Scotch; Scotch; Scottish; as, Scots law; a pound Scots (1s. 8d.).

Webster 1913