Edinburgher

English

Noun

Edinburgher (plural Edinburghers)

1. Alternative form of Edinburger
   • 1690, George Buchanan (unknown translator), “An Alphabetical Table”, in The History of Scotland, London: […] E. Jones, for A. Churchil, […]:

     Edinburghers would not admit the Engliſh Exiles, nor Hamilton, to enter their City, (252)

   • 2014 September 19, Matthew Fisher, “Hearts on sleeves as Scotland faces moment of truth”, in The Vancouver Sun, page B1:

     A funereal fog cloaked the Scottish capital Thursday, but nothing could dampen the ardour of Edinburghers to have their say about Scotland’s future.

   • 2022 July 23, Chitra Ramaswamy, “Arthur’s Seat, Edinburgh”, in Saturday (The Guardian), number 43, page 20:

     So it means something to be back here for my first walk up Arthur’s Seat in years. Others feel the same. At the top, where great columns of wind seem to carry the northern light as they travel, flattening vast expanses of meadow grasses, I meet a rarity at an elevation of 251 metres: an actual Edinburgher.