Highman

noun, slang

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A man of rank, especially a high rank; a superior.

    "If not riding for life, that he is riding for immortality; and as the hero may perchance feel (for even a highman may feel like a hero), when he willingly throws away his existence in the hope of earning a glorious name, […]"

  2. 2
    A loaded die that yields high numbers. obsolete, slang

    ""He had a couple of bales of crooked dice, a highman and a lowman and one with a bristle on the pip, but he hasn't the way of using them properly yet. […]""

Etymology

From Middle English heimon, equivalent to high + man.

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