BORDERER

borderer

(noun) an inhabitant of a border area (especially the border between Scotland and England)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

borderer (plural borderers)

A person who resides near a border.

A soldier of a border regiment in the British Army (Border Regiment, South Wales Borderers, King's Own Scottish Borderers).

Synonyms

• frontiersman

Anagrams

• reborder

Source: Wiktionary


Bor"der*er, n.

Definition: One who dwells on a border, or at the extreme part or confines of a country, region, or tract of land; one who dwells near to a place or region. Borderers of the Caspian. Dyer.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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