Phrase guide

New Zealander

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˌnjuː ˈziːləndə(ɹ)/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

of or relating to or characteristic of New Zealand or its people

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • New Zealander sheep farms

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a native or inhabitant of New Zealand

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Kiwi

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: inhabitant, habitant, dweller, denizen, indweller

History

Etymology

From New Zealand + -er.

Across languages

Translations

75 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: Nieu-Seelander — a person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent
  • Arabic: نْيُوزِيلَنْدِيّ (nyūzīlandiyy) — a person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent
  • Arabic: نْيُوزِيلَنْدِيَّة (nyūzīlandiyya) — a person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent
  • Armenian: նորզելանդացի (norzelandacʻi) — a person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent
  • Asturian: neozelandés — a person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent
  • Asturian: neozelandesa — a person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent
  • Belarusian: новазела́ндзец (novazjelándzjec) — a person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent
  • Belarusian: новазела́ндка (novazjelándka) — a person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent
  • Belarusian: новазэля́ндзец (novazeljándzjec) — a person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent
  • Belarusian: новазэля́ндка (novazeljándka) — a person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent
  • Breton: Zelandneveziad — a person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent
  • Breton: Zelandneveziadez — a person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent
  • Bulgarian: новозела́ндец (novozelándec) — a person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent
  • Bulgarian: новозела́ндка (novozelándka) — a person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent
  • Catalan: neozelandès — a person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent
  • Chinese Mandarin: 新西蘭人 /新西兰人 (Xīnxīlánrén) — a person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent
  • Chinese Mandarin: 紐西蘭人 /纽西兰人 (Niǔxīlánren) — a person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent
  • Czech: Novozélanďan — a person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent
  • Czech: Novozélanďanka — a person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent
  • Danish: newzealænder — a person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent
  • Dutch: Nieuw-Zeelander — a person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent
  • Dutch: Nieuw-Zeelandse — a person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent
  • Faroese: nýsælendingur — a person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent
  • Finnish: uusiseelantilainen — a person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent
  • French: Néo-Zélandais — a person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent
  • French: Néo-Zélandaise — a person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent
  • Galician: neozelandés — a person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent
  • Georgian: ახალზელანდიელი (axalzelandieli) — a person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent
  • German: Neuseeländer — a person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent
  • German: Neuseeländerin — a person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent
  • Greek: Νεοζηλανδός (Neozilandós) — a person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent
  • Greek: Νεοζηλανδή (Neozilandí) — a person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent
  • Greek: Νεοζηλανδέζα (Neozilandéza) — a person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent
  • Hungarian: új-zélandi — a person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent
  • Icelandic: Nýsjálendingur — a person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent
  • Italian: neozelandese — a person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent
  • Japanese: ニュージーランド人 (nyūjīrandojin) — a person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent
  • Korean: 뉴질랜드인 (nyujillaendeu'in) — a person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent
  • Korean: 뉴질랜드 사람 (nyujillaendeu saram) — a person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent
  • Macedonian: Новозеланѓанец (Novozelanǵanec) — a person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent
  • Macedonian: Новозеланѓанка (Novozelanǵanka) — a person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent
  • Norwegian Bokmål: newzealender — a person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent
  • Norwegian Bokmål: newzealending — a person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent
  • Norwegian Bokmål: nyzealender — a person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent
  • Norwegian Bokmål: nyzealending — a person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: newzealendar — a person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: newzealending — a person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: nyzealendar — a person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: nyzealending — a person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent
  • Persian: نیوزیلندی (niyuzilandi) — a person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent
  • Polish: Nowozelandczyk — a person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent
  • Polish: Nowozelandka — a person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent
  • Portuguese: neozelandês — a person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent
  • Portuguese: neozelandesa — a person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent
  • Romanian: neozeelandez — a person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent
  • Romanian: neozeelandeză — a person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent
  • Russian: новозела́ндец (novozelándec) — a person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent
  • Russian: новозела́ндка (novozelándka) — a person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent
  • Serbo-Croatian: Новозела́нђанин — a person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent
  • Serbo-Croatian: Новозела́нђа̄нка — a person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent
  • Serbo-Croatian: Novozelánđanin — a person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent
  • Serbo-Croatian: Novozelánđānka — a person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent
  • Slovak: Novozélanďan — a person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent
  • Slovak: Novozélanďanka — a person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent
  • Slovene: Novozelandec — a person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent
  • Slovene: Novozelandka — a person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent
  • Spanish: neocelandés — a person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent
  • Spanish: neozelandés — a person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent
  • Spanish: neozelandesa — a person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent
  • Swedish: nyzeeländare — a person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent
  • Swedish: nyzeeländska — a person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent
  • Turkish: Yeni Zelandalı — a person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent
  • Ukrainian: новозела́ндець (novozelándecʹ) — a person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent
  • Ukrainian: новозела́ндка (novozelándka) — a person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent
  • Uzbek: yangizelandiyali — a person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent