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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)

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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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Quotation dates: 1833

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SWATCHER, n. A term of contempt, a mean insignificant specimen of a person.Ayr. 1833 Galt Howdie (1923) 133:
No, py Got, he shall not offer for to go with the M'Goul — umph! a bit swatcher of a writer — umph! set him up to go with the M'Goul in a coach.

[A nonce form, put in the speech of a Highlander, prob. to be associated with Swatch, n.]

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