boarder

American  

[bawr-der, bohr-] / ˈbɔr dər, ˈboʊr- /

noun

1. a person, especially a lodger, who is supplied with regular meals.

2. a member of a boarding party.

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boarder British  

/ ˈbɔːdə /

noun

1. a pupil who lives at school during term time

2. a child who lives away from its parents and is cared for by a person or organization receiving payment

3. another word for lodger

4. a person who boards a ship, esp one who forces his way aboard in an attack

   stand by to repel boarders

5. informal a person who takes part in sailboarding or snowboarding

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Etymology

Origin of boarder

First recorded in 1520–30; board + -er ¹

Example Sentences

A Seattle Fire Department rescue swimmer swam to that paddle boarder, and with help from a nearby boat, brought that person to shore, too.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 20, 2024

The experiment, published in the Science Advances journal, used levitating magnets to detect gravity on microscopic particles -- small enough to boarder on the quantum realm.

From Science Daily • Feb. 25, 2024

On the Libyan side, Ahmed Hamza, chairman of the National Human Rights Committee in Libya, a local rights group, said 150 migrants were transferred by Libyan boarder guards to shelters in the capital, Tripoli.

From Washington Times • Aug. 10, 2023

“Perhaps Jack the boarder had seeded his own rumors,” the innkeeper observes.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 14, 2023

Inside, the house is dark and muffled, silent but for the tick of the grandfather clock in the parlor, the cough of a boarder on the second floor.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse