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How to pronounce laird in English?

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Type Words
Type of landholder, landowner, property owner

Examples of laird

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Laird led off the third inning with a single and scored on Ramon Vasquez'triple.
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Laird is hitting .353 with two homers and 14 RBIs in 12 games for Oklahoma City.
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Laird birdied five of his first eight holes to immediately jump into contention.
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Laird was super-aggressive in terms of the price it thought Cooper should offer.
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Laird said the Legislature eventually must decide how to spend the hidden money.
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Laird then stated the obvious, emphasizing a point that was driven home Sunday.
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Laird followed a birdie on the 16th with another on No. 17 to get to six-under.
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Like the trees of the Scotch laird in the novel, it grows while the owner sleeps.
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Laird said he had never seen a celebration that creative from a relief pitcher.
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More examples
  • A landowner
  • A Laird (layrd) is a member of the gentry and is a heritable title in Scotland. In the non-peerage table of precedence, a Laird ranks below a Baron and above an Esquire.
  • Lord is a title with various meanings. It can denote a prince or a feudal superior (especially a feudal tenant who holds directly from the king, i.e., a baron). ...
  • Laird is a surname and a Scottish title.
  • (UK, also "leard") used often in Scottish songs. A laird is a landowner, usually a wealthy one. Not to be confused with the real gaffers, the Lords. However, the two words may well be used interchangeably.
  • Scottish title, a member of the gentry.
  • Owner of a Scottish estate; a landlord
  • A minor baron or small landholder