boundsgoer

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US/ˈbaʊndzˌɡoʊəɹ/UK/ˈbaʊndzˌɡəʊər/

noun

A land surveyor, who walked and measured the boundaries of towns (and typically received alcohol in return).

“For quotations using this term, see Citations:boundsgoer.”

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Meanings

nounboundsgoer (plural boundsgoers)

plural boundsgoers

  1. historicalA land surveyor, who walked and measured the boundaries of towns (and typically received alcohol in return).

    For quotations using this term, see Citations:boundsgoer.

Origin

From bounds + goer.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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