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

The borderer cannot shut up his horses and mules in stables.

From The Backwoodsman or, Life on the Indian Frontier by Various

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

It would not take him, an expert borderer and woodsman, long to get that prairie chicken, and after that, as he had said before, it was only a step from grass to pot.

From The Last of the Chiefs A Story of the Great Sioux War by Altsheler, Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander)

The spirit of the shiftless one, great borderer that he was, rose to the crisis, but he said nothing.

From The Border Watch A Story of the Great Chief's Last Stand by Altsheler, Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander)

The situation smacked of the ridiculous to the youthful borderer, and the time and place alone prevented him from indulging his risibles.

From Little Oskaloo or, The White Whirlwind by Harbaugh, Thomas Chalmers