Laplander

/ (ˈlæpˌlændə) /

noun

a native or inhabitant of Lapland

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Example sentences from the Web for Laplander

At Whitsuntide this year no Laplander was at church, the pikes happening to spawn just at that time.
Lachesis Lapponica|Carl von Linn
He is as tall as you; and he has not the copper colour of a Laplander.'
Life Of Johnson, Volume 5|Boswell
The interior of a Laplander's hut too, upon the ice, presented a miserable, uncomfortable appearance.
The Preaching Tours and Missionary Labours of George Mller (of Bristol)|Mrs. Mller
The Laplander will drink train-oil, and regards tallow-candles as a great delicacy.
A Treatise on Physiology and Hygiene|Joseph Chrisman Hutchison

Nor was I without considerable fears that this man, when he had met with the Laplander, might not be able to find me again.
Lachesis Lapponica|Carl von Linn

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