boarder

C2+ Topic:People & Society

US /ˈbɔrdɚ/ UK /ˈbɔːdə/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
a person who pays to live and take meals in someone's house

The widow took in a boarder to help pay the rent.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a person who pays to live... lodger tenant residentroomerguest

Opposites

landlord host

Word family

Related forms board boarding

Etymology

From board (in the sense 'table, daily meals provided for payment') + -er; board descends from Old English bord ('plank, table'), from Proto-Germanic *burdą ('board, plank').

bord Old English *burdą Proto-Germanic

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Topics

People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives

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# boarder

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈbɔrdɚ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈbɔːdə/

## Meanings
1. a person who pays to live and take meals in someone's house

## Examples
- The widow took in a boarder to help pay the rent.

## Synonyms
- lodger
- tenant
- resident
- roomer
- guest

## Antonyms
- landlord
- host

## Related Forms
- board
- boarding

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: bord
- Root: *burdą

## Etymology
From board (in the sense 'table, daily meals provided for payment') + -er; board descends from Old English bord ('plank, table'), from Proto-Germanic *burdą ('board, plank').

## AI Etymology
Boarder is a noun meaning "a person who pays to live and take meals in someone's house". Historically, it is from board (in the sense 'table, daily meals provided for payment') + -er; board descends from Old English bord ('plank, table'), from Proto-Germanic *burdą ('board, plank'). The visible construction is part of the etymology: boarder is not just an unanalyzed simple word. The semantic history matters here: the earlier use is the starting point, and the modern sense, "a person who pays to live and take meals in someone's house", is the later or specialized English value. The historical chain links Old English bord with Proto-Germanic *burdą. Close English family members include board, and boarding.

## Topics
- People & Society
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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