Fringer
noun
noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A person who makes fringes for garments
- 2 A device for making paper fringes
- 3 One who attends Fringe theater festival (e.g., the Edinburgh Fringe festival)
- 4 A person on the fringe of anything; e.g. a crowd, or society in general
"The region was remote; the early explorers were pirates, fugitives and fringers, followed by miscellaneous settlers, to the effect that Camberwell had been inhabited for many thousands of years."
Example
More examples"The region was remote; the early explorers were pirates, fugitives and fringers, followed by miscellaneous settlers, to the effect that Camberwell had been inhabited for many thousands of years."
Etymology
From fringe + -er.
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