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liveyer

American

[liv-yer] / ˈlɪv yər /

Or liveyere,

noun

Canadian (chiefly Newfoundland).

a native or resident of Newfoundland or Labrador.

liveyer British

/ ˈlɪvjə /

noun

(in Newfoundland) a full-time resident

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Etymology

Origin of liveyer

1900–05; compare dial. (SW England) livier resident, Middle English; variant of liver ² with -ier ¹

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