borderer

American  

[bawr-der-er] / ˈbɔr dər ər /

noun

1. a person who dwells on or near the border of a country, region, etc.

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borderer British  

/ ˈbɔːdərə /

noun

1. a person who lives in a border area, esp the border between England and Scotland

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Etymology

Origin of borderer

First recorded in 1485–95; border + -er ¹

Example Sentences

It is not to be wondered at, therefore, that to our veteran borderer the field of literature should remain a "terra incognita."

From The Prairie Traveler A Hand-book for Overland Expeditions by Marcy, Randolph Barnes

We were too well-mounted to fear being overtaken; and, as we galloped off into the night, with confidence could we echo the cry of the bold borderer: “They’ll have fleet steeds that follow!”

From The Wild Huntress Love in the Wilderness by Reid, Mayne

The iron-faced, iron-framed borderer turned away to take sudden note of a pair of very keen, black eyes which were staring, not so much at him as at something in his belt.

From The Lost Gold of the Montezumas A Story of the Alamo by Stoddard, William O.

“It was indeed–the demon!” gasped the fellow, dragged unceremoniously to his feet by the borderer.

From With Ethan Allen at Ticonderoga by Foster, W. Bertram

Re´naud, one of the paladins of Charlemagne, always described with the properties of a borderer, valiant, alert, ingenious, rapacious, and unscrupulous.

From Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook, Vol. 3 by Brewer, Ebenezer Cobham