Lapp

[lap]

noun

Also called Lap·land·er

[lap-lan-der, -luh n-] /ˈlæpˌlæn dər, -lən-/. a member of a Finnic people of northern Norway, Sweden, Finland, and adjacent regions.

Also called Lappish. any of the languages of the Lapps, closely related to Finnish.

Also called Sami.

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Historical Examples of laplander

The wealth of a Laplander depends on the number of reindeer which he possesses.
Peeps at Many Lands: Norway
A.F. Mockler-Ferryman
Archy found the “Laplander” a very different vessel to the “Kate.”
Archibald Hughson
W.H.G. Kingston
It is similar to, if not identical with, the St. Helena and the Laplander.
The Field and Garden Vegetables of America
Fearing Burr
Appears to be nearly identical with the St. Helena and Laplander.
The Field and Garden Vegetables of America
Fearing Burr
They serve about the same purpose with them as the reindeer does to the Laplander.
The Arctic Whaleman
Lewis Holmes

British Dictionary definitions for laplander

Laplander

noun

a native or inhabitant of Lapland

Lapp

noun

a member of a nomadic people living chiefly in N Scandinavia and the Kola Peninsula of Russia

the language of this people, belonging to the Finno-Ugric family

adjective

of or relating to this people or their language

usage

The indigenous people of Lapland prefer to be called Sami, although Lapp is still in widespread use

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Word Origin and History for laplander

Lapp

1859; see Lapland.