Laplander

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noun

A native or inhabitant of Swedish historical province Lapland

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Meanings

nounLaplander (plural Laplanders)

plural Laplanders

  1. A native or inhabitant of Swedish historical province Lapland
  2. A native or inhabitant of Finnish historical province Lapland
  3. derogatoryproscribedA Sami.

    They say there's no people like show people, but now scientists have found that show people are genetically linked to the Laplanders and the Finns.

    2013, Norm Macdonald Live, season 1, episode 7, spoken by Norm Macdonald

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
sami

Origin

From Lapland + -er.

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Cite this entry
APA

Laplander. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Laplander

MLA

“Laplander.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Laplander. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Laplander,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Laplander.

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