boarder
a person, especially a lodger, who is supplied with regular meals.
a member of a boarding party.
Origin of boarder
1Words that may be confused with boarder
- boarder , border
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How to use boarder in a sentence
Ingram first reached out to MaLeisa and Todd Hughes, the owners of Green Acre Dog Boarders, about two months ago.
Arizona Opens Investigation Into Deadly Doggie Disneyland | Caitlin Dickson | June 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBy 1912, according to one survey, nearly half of Gotham's black households had boarders, many of them migrants from the South.
She was not born to make money--especially by dodges and false politeness, out of idle, empty-noddled boarders.
Hilda Lessways | Arnold BennettAll the other boarders are very young men, almost boys, who are here to learn German or commerce.
Music-Study in Germany | Amy FayWe dine late, and as there are a good many boarders, it takes some time always to change the plates.
Music-Study in Germany | Amy Fay
You aren't going to drive away one of our boarders and take the bread out of our mouths.
You Never Know Your Luck, Complete | Gilbert ParkerThe rate of the boarders at this academy may serve to illustrate the comparative cheapness of every thing in France.
British Dictionary definitions for boarder
/ (ˈbɔːdə) /
British a pupil who lives at school during term time
US a child who lives away from its parents and is cared for by a person or organization receiving payment
another word for lodger
a person who boards a ship, esp one who forces his way aboard in an attack: stand by to repel boarders
informal a person who takes part in sailboarding or snowboarding
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