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New Zealander

British  
/ ˈziːləndə /

noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of New Zealand

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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New Zealander Ryan Fox, ranked No. 56 in the world, birdied four of his final six holes to take the Claret Jug at Royal Birkdale.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

Fox, a New Zealander who is the son of rugby legend, finished the tournament on a scorcher with four birdies in the final six holes to complete an out-of-nowhere victory for a 39-year-old journeyman.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 19, 2026

As he did after the Ashes, the New Zealander said he wants to remain as coach.

From BBC Jun. 29, 2026

Wayve was founded in 2017 by Kendall, a now 33-year-old New Zealander, and a fellow robotics Ph.D. at the University of Cambridge.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 28, 2026

Early the following morning Edmund Hillary, a rangy New Zealander, and Tenzing Norgay, a highly skilled Sherpa mountaineer, set out for the top breathing bottled oxygen.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer

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