islander
a native or inhabitant of an island.
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How to use islander in a sentence
Both the islands and the islanders are enigmatically incomparable.
The only way to solve this puzzle is to adopt the perspective of the islanders.
Greenland’s extensive high-speed fiber-optic network has brought with it better access to streaming services, allowing younger islanders to binge-watch American TV series and movies, Broberg says.
The U.S. Has Had a Military Presence in Greenland Since 1941. A Young New Leader Wants Much More | Vivienne Walt | May 19, 2021 | TimeTo the islanders, all of the men are outsiders, strangers from other lands.
Limbo Is a Wry and Tender Comedy About Refugees Searching for the Meaning of 'Home' | Stephanie Zacharek | April 30, 2021 | TimeThe military planes running on fossil fuels only pollute the air local islanders breathe.
The real love interest in Netflix’s Operation Christmas Drop is the US military | Rachel Ramirez | November 23, 2020 | Vox
In his memoir, Belfort describes Danny Porush (the real Azoff) as a Jewish Long islander with WASP pretensions.
Finally! ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’ Is Hollywood’s First 1990s Period Piece | Andrew Romano | December 23, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTWith her win, Hirono also became the first Asian/Pacific islander American woman to be elected to the Senate.
Estrogen Fest: Key Women in the Race for Congress | Abigail Pesta | November 7, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThe field of Asian-American/Pacific islander candidates has exploded in this political cycle.
Asian-Americans Seize Political Spotlight in 2012 Presidential Campaign | Joie Chen | May 25, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTHe was a bald islander who wore a hat and lots of gold jewelry.
A Sandwich islander appreciates this when he salutes a British crew in terms compounded of oaths and ribaldry.
A Cursory History of Swearing | Julian SharmanThey may do very well for St. Paul; in the case of an Andaman islander they mean less than nothing.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25) | Robert Louis StevensonShe showed no colors, but the old islander, once a whaler, declared that she was a British man-o'-war.
And third, never to intrust the care of youth to a cannibal heathen South Sea islander.
The White Man's Foot | Grant AllenNone, said the islander, was more deservedly respected, and by his death the world has lost one who was an honest and upright man.
History of Prince Edward Island | Duncan Campbell
British Dictionary definitions for islander
/ (ˈaɪləndə) /
a native or inhabitant of an island
(capital) NZ a native or inhabitant of the Pacific Islands
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