Meanings
nounNew Zealander (plural New Zealanders)
plural New Zealanders
- A person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent.
There was a directional driller who I regularly ran into, a New Zealander by the name of Maurice.
2005, Paul Carter, Don't Tell Mum I Work on the Rigs, Crows Nest: Allen and Unwin, page 1231 more example
The rate of arrivals fluctuates with the relative economic fortunes of each country, but since the late 1960s, faster growth, higher wages, greater job opportunities and a stronger dollar have been an economic magnet drawing New Zealanders across the ditch.
2016, Peter Mares, Not Quite Australian: How Temporary Migration Is Changing the Nation, →ISBNSynonyms: Maorilander, Aotearoan, flax-stick, Kiwi, sheepshagger, NZer, Pig Islander
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent.
More synonyms by meaning
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Afrikaans Nieu-Seelander
- Nieu-Seelandera person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent
Arabic نْيُوزِيلَنْدِيّ, نْيُوزِيلَنْدِيَّة
- نْيُوزِيلَنْدِيّ (nyūzīlandiyy)a person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent
- نْيُوزِيلَنْدِيَّة (nyūzīlandiyya)a person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent
Bulgarian новозела́ндец, новозела́ндка
- новозела́ндец (novozelándec)a person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent
- новозела́ндка (novozelándka)a person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent
Catalan neozelandès
- neozelandèsa person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent
Chinese Mandarin 新西蘭人 /新西兰人, 紐西蘭人 /纽西兰人
- 新西蘭人 /新西兰人 (Xīnxīlánrén)a person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent
- 紐西蘭人 /纽西兰人 (Niǔxīlánren)a person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent
Czech Novozélanďan, Novozélanďanka
- Novozélanďana person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent
- Novozélanďankaa person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent
Danish newzealænder
- newzealændera person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent
Dutch Nieuw-Zeelander, Nieuw-Zeelandse
- Nieuw-Zeelandera person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent
- Nieuw-Zeelandsea person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent
Finnish uusiseelantilainen
- uusiseelantilainena person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent
French Néo-Zélandais, Néo-Zélandaise
- Néo-Zélandaisa person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent
- Néo-Zélandaisea person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent
German Neuseeländer, Neuseeländerin
- Neuseeländera person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent
- Neuseeländerina person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent
Greek Νεοζηλανδός, Νεοζηλανδή
- Νεοζηλανδός (Neozilandós)a person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent
- Νεοζηλανδή (Neozilandí)a person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent
- Νεοζηλανδέζα (Neozilandéza)a person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent
Hungarian új-zélandi
- új-zélandia person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent
Icelandic Nýsjálendingur
- Nýsjálendingura person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent
Italian neozelandese
- neozelandesea person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent
Japanese ニュージーランド人
- ニュージーランド人 (nyūjīrandojin)a person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent
Korean 뉴질랜드인, 뉴질랜드 사람
- 뉴질랜드인 (nyujillaendeu'in)a person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent
- 뉴질랜드 사람 (nyujillaendeu saram)a person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent
Norwegian Bokmål newzealender, newzealending
- newzealendera person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent
- newzealendinga person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent
- nyzealendera person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent
- nyzealendinga person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent
Persian نیوزیلندی
- نیوزیلندی (niyuzilandi)a person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent
Polish Nowozelandczyk, Nowozelandka
- Nowozelandczyka person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent
- Nowozelandkaa person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent
Portuguese neozelandês, neozelandesa
- neozelandêsa person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent
- neozelandesaa person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent
Romanian neozeelandez, neozeelandeză
- neozeelandeza person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent
- neozeelandezăa person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent
Russian новозела́ндец, новозела́ндка
- новозела́ндец (novozelándec)a person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent
- новозела́ндка (novozelándka)a person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent
Slovak Novozélanďan, Novozélanďanka
- Novozélanďana person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent
- Novozélanďankaa person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent
Spanish neocelandés, neozelandés
- neocelandésa person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent
- neozelandésa person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent
- neozelandesaa person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent
Swedish nyzeeländare, nyzeeländska
- nyzeeländarea person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent
- nyzeeländskaa person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent
Turkish Yeni Zelandalı
- Yeni Zelandalıa person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent
Ukrainian новозела́ндець, новозела́ндка
- новозела́ндець (novozelándecʹ)a person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent
- новозела́ндка (novozelándka)a person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent
Cite this entry
APA
New Zealander. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/New%20Zealander
MLA
“New Zealander.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/New%20Zealander. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “New Zealander,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/New%20Zealander.
Source: New Zealander on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.