Newfoundlander

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A native or inhabitant of the island of Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

    "[…] but so close lay the boats that even single hooks snarled, and Harvey found himself in hot argument with a gentle, hairy Newfoundlander on one side and a howling Portuguese on the other."

Example

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"[…] but so close lay the boats that even single hooks snarled, and Harvey found himself in hot argument with a gentle, hairy Newfoundlander on one side and a howling Portuguese on the other."

Etymology

From Newfoundland + -er.

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