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noun
A person who lives near the border of a country or district, especially that between England and Scotland.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A soldier of a border regiment in the British Army (Border Regiment, South Wales Borderers, King's Own Scottish Borderers).
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noun
an inhabitant of a border area (especially the border between Scotland and England)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: inhabitant, habitant, dweller, denizen, indweller
History
Etymology tree Old French bordeurebor. Middle English bordure English border English -er English borderer From border + -er.
Across languages
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