callant
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.cal·lant
noun \ˈka-lənt, ˈkä-\Definition of CALLANT
chiefly ScottishExamples of CALLANT
- <ever since he was a callant, he's been fishing off the eastern coast of Scotland>
Origin of CALLANT
Dutch or Middle French dialect; Dutch kalant customer, fellow, from Middle French dialect (Picard) calland customer, from Latin calent-, calens, present participle of calēre to be warm — more at lee
First Known Use: circa 1592
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