Finlander

[ fin-luhn-der ]

/ ˈfɪn lən dər /

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an inhabitant of Finland, especially a native who customarily speaks Swedish.

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On the farm, the feed for chicks is significantly different from the roosters’; ______ not even comparable.

First recorded in 1720–30; Finland + -er¹

She takes her way through alleys and short-cuts to the side door of a Finlander gin-palace in the Finn quarter of the town.
I, Mary MacLane|Mary MacLane
Another peculiarity of the Finlander is that he never shakes hands.
Through Finland in Carts|Ethel Brilliana Alec-Tweedie
We were three women, my sister, Frau von Lilly—a born Finlander—and the writer of the following pages.
Through Finland in Carts|Ethel Brilliana Alec-Tweedie
This is only a trifle; nevertheless it is a little bit of red-tapism to which the Finlander might object.
Through Finland in Carts|Ethel Brilliana Alec-Tweedie

Many a laugh we had over his deliciously amusing struggles, and, in spite of being a Finlander, he laughed too.
Through Finland in Carts|Ethel Brilliana Alec-Tweedie