enclaver

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noun

A member of an enclave.

Scrabble 13

Meanings

nounenclaver (plural enclavers)

plural enclavers

  1. uncommonA member of an enclave.

    In Crawley’s window, a short red-haired enclaver girl with a hat like a mushroom stirred away, the steam swirling up into her freckled face.

    2012, Moira Crone, The Not Yet, UNO Press, page 52
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    The Magick Matrix was the glittering star of the entertainment district of the Hong Kong Free Enterprise Enclave. The club was a haven for enclavers jaded by ordinary reality.

    1991 June 28, Robert N. Charrette, chapter 7, in Shadowrun: Find Your Own Truth, Roc Books, page 51

    Behind Prasanga, nine hundred Kiroho enclavers kneeled respectfully, heads raised as they watched his every move. Each one knew that Prasanga was next in line for leadership. The Yurgala fighters, the students of the ancient wisdom, stood guard around the enclavers, weapons poised, bristling with anticipation.

    2007, Kaye Linden, The Wisdom Keepers, […], page 12

    And meanwhile Orion doesn’t need to impress anybody at all. He’s not even just an enclaver. His mother is one of the top candidates to be the next Domina of New York, which is probably still the single most powerful enclave in the world right now, and his father’s a master artificer.

    2020 September 29, Naomi Novik, “Soul Eater”, in A Deadly Education, Del Rey Books, page 17

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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