belonger

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UK/bɪˈlɒŋə/US/bɪˈlɔŋɚ/US, cot caught merger/bɪˈlɑŋɚ/

noun

One who belongs; a member.

Scrabble 11

Meanings

nounbelonger (plural belongers)

plural belongers

  1. One who belongs; a member.

    While both are poets of exile, Dante is more of a belonger and less of a loner.

    1997, John K. Hale, Milton's Languages: The Impact of Multilingualism on Style, page 156
  2. UKOne who has close ties to a specific overseas territory, normally by ancestry, and is therefore granted certain rights.

    All British subjects (i.e., any Commonwealth citizens) born in Hong Kong were belongers.

    1999, Yash P. Ghai, Hong Kong's new constitutional order, page 158

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APA

belonger. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/belonger

MLA

“belonger.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/belonger. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “belonger,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/belonger.

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