English Explanatory Dictionary

borderer

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person who lives near the border of a country or district, especially that between England and Scotland.
  2. A soldier of a border regiment in the British Army (Border Regiment, South Wales Borderers, King's Own Scottish Borderers).

Word forms

borderer borderers

Etymology

From border + -er.

Synonyms

frontiersman
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