noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈaɪləndə/
General-American:/ˈaɪləndɚ/
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homophone: highlander (H-dropping accents)
CMU ARPABET:AY1 L AH0 N D ER0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A person who lives on an island.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: insular
Antonyms: none provided
Narrower terms: islandman, islandwoman
2
noun
Meaning 2
Ellipsis of Prince Edward Islander.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
Ellipsis of Vancouver Islander.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
Ellipsis of Pacific Islander.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
Ellipsis of Love Islander.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, informal
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
an inhabitant of an island
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
