Norlander

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A northerner; a person from the north country.
  2. 2
    A nanny or childcare specialist educated at Norland College, England (founded 1892).

    "The struggle for Norlanders is to be such a modern nanny while still encapsulating the ethos of the institution that, as the uniform alone attests, is undeniably retro."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from Swedish.

Example

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"The struggle for Norlanders is to be such a modern nanny while still encapsulating the ethos of the institution that, as the uniform alone attests, is undeniably retro."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Norland + -er.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Swedish Norlander.

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