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Islander

//ˈaɪləndə// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A person who lives on an island.

    "Susan happily introducing speaker Steve Smith, Channel Eleven’s newzanchor, ya’know, and an islandophile from wayyy back – and as of this writing, a newly retired islander and fisherman."

  2. 2
    Ellipsis of Prince Edward Islander. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
  3. 3
    an inhabitant of an island wordnet
  4. 4
    Ellipsis of Vancouver Islander. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
  5. 5
    Ellipsis of Pacific Islander. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis

Etymology

From island + -er. Displaced Middle English insulane (“islander”), from Latin īnsulānus (“islander”).

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