US /ˈaɪləndɚ/ UK /ˈaɪləndə/
noun Freq #53113

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    A person who lives on an island

    The islanders depend on fishing for their living.

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Synonyms
1 noun · a person who lives on an... island-dweller
Word family
Forms islanders

Etymology

From island + -er. Displaced Middle English insulane (“islander”), from Latin īnsulānus (“islander”).

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