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montanaro — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • Highlander noun A person who comes from or lives in a highland or mountainous area.
  • hillbilly noun (often informal or disparaging) A person from a rural, hilly area, especially the southern United States, stereotyped as unsophisticated.
  • mountaineer noun A person who climbs mountains, especially as a sport.

Senses

montanaro is used for these senses in English:

  • highlander (Scotland) A person who inhabits the Scottish Highlands.
  • hillbilly (often, _, pejorative) Someone who is from the hills; especially from a rural area, with a connotation of a lack of refinement or sophistication.
  • mountaineer (now, rare) A person who lives in a mountainous area (often with the connotation that such people are outlaws or uncivilized). [from 16th c.]

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