Borderer
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Borderer is a noun meaning A person who lives near the border of a country or district, especially that between England and Scotland.
Meaning
A person who lives near the border of a country or district, especially that between England and Scotland.
More Meanings
- A soldier of a border regiment in the British Army (Border Regiment, South Wales Borderers, King's Own Scottish Borderers).
Example Sentences
"[H]is taciturnity has long ago fled, and he is one of the most loquacious Borderers going."
The Borderers on the English side rieved, harried, and plundered each other with as much keenness and audacity as did the Scots on the other side.
As a borderer from territory that had changed hands many times in its history, De Gasperi hoped and believed that European integration would prevent future wars as well as help solve some of Italy's stoniest economic problems.
Word Forms
- borderers
Synonyms for borderer
Depending on context, synonyms include frontiersman.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include borderlander, frontiersman, confiner, outsettler, outskirter, migrant.
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