Laplander

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A native or inhabitant of Swedish historical province Lapland
  2. 2
    A native or inhabitant of Finnish historical province Lapland
  3. 3
    A Sami. derogatory, proscribed

    "They say there's no people like show people, but now scientists have found that show people are genetically linked to the Laplanders and the Finns."

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"They say there's no people like show people, but now scientists have found that show people are genetically linked to the Laplanders and the Finns."

Etymology

From Lapland + -er.

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