islander

B2 Topic:People & Society

US /ˈaɪləndɚ/ UK /ˈaɪləndə/ See IPA manual

Freq #53113

Meanings

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noun
A person who lives on an island

The islanders depend on fishing for their living.

Thesaurus

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”).

Topics

People & Society

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