# Westie

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #96,661

## Definitions
1. A West Highland White Terrier.
2. An inhabitant of the western suburbs of a city or town, stereotyped as of working class status and poor.
3. An inhabitant of the western suburbs of a city or town, stereotyped as of working class status and poor.
4. An intense fan of the Christian singer Matthew West.
5. A member of a criminal gang based in Hell's Kitchen on the west side of Manhattan.
6. A member of the Royal Westminster Regiment.

## Etymology
From west + -ie.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/westie