fringe dweller

noun

An Aboriginal person living on the outskirts of a town or other settlement.

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Meanings

nounfringe dweller (plural fringe dwellers)

plural fringe dwellers

  1. AustraliaAn Aboriginal person living on the outskirts of a town or other settlement.

    The Fringe Dwellers.

    1961, Nene Gare, title
    1 more example

    Over time, they all became fringe dwellers living next to the rich white man's municipality, all squatting next to Angel Day's lake, on her so-called land, where she reigned like a queen over her dominion.

    2006, Alexis Wright, Carpentaria, Giramondo, published 2012, page 27

Origin

Compound of fringe + dweller.

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fringe dweller. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fringe%20dweller

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Chicago

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