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islander
/ˈaɪləndɚ/
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What does islander mean?
noun
- A person who lives on an island.
- Ellipsis of Prince Edward Islander.
- Ellipsis of Vancouver Islander.
More meanings (2)
noun
- Ellipsis of Pacific Islander.
- (informal) Ellipsis of Love Islander.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈaɪləndɚ/
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It is known that a Briar Islander, fish or no fish on his hook, never flinches from a sea.
A "foreigner" fills his cabin with ingenuities and elegancies, and a Hawaiian or South Sea Islander makes his grass house both pretty and tasteful.
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With some difficulty, he persuaded the islander to go off with him to the ship, promising to return with a good supply of rum and tobacco.
As the Sandwich Islander believes that the strength and valor of the enemy he kills passes into himself, so we gain the strength of the temptation we resist.
As a little islander, you may be very easy: Jersey is not prey for such fleets as are likely to encounter in the channel in April.