English Explanatory Dictionary

islander

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person who lives on an island.
noun
  1. Ellipsis of Prince Edward Islander.
  2. Ellipsis of Vancouver Islander.
  3. Ellipsis of Pacific Islander.

Pronunciation

/ˈaɪləndə/ /ˈaɪləndɚ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-islander.wav

Word forms

islander islanders

Etymology

From island + -er. Displaced Middle English insulane (“islander”), from Latin īnsulānus (“islander”).

Synonyms

insular

Related words

Aleutian Islander Ascension Islander British Virgin Islander Canary Islander Channel Islander Christmas Islander Cocos Islander Cook Islander Easter Islander Faeroe Islander Falkland Islander Faroe Islander isle Keeling Islander Leeward Islander Line Islander Long Islander Marshall Islander Midway Islander Norfolk Islander Northern Mariana Islander North Islander off-islander Pacific Islander Pitcairn Islander Prince Edward Islander Rhode Islander Sandwich Islander Scilly Islander Society Islander Solomon Islander South Islander Staten Islander Torres Strait Islander Treasury Islander Trobriand Islander Turks and Caicos Islander US Virgin Islander Vancouver Islander Virgin Islander Wake Islander Wallis and Futuna Islander Westman Islander Windward Islander

Derived words

Chief Islander coislander Islander islandress nonislander
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