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From island + -er. Displaced Middle English insulane (“islander”), from Latin īnsulānus (“islander”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
islander
Today it means: A person who lives on an island. Full definition →
Today it means: A person who lives on an island. Full definition →
From island + -er. Displaced Middle English insulane (“islander”), from Latin īnsulānus (“islander”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.