Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

borderer

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.20 in modern English

Syllables: bor-der-er
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who lives near the border of a country or district, especially that between England and Scotland.

noun

A soldier of a border regiment in the British Army (Border Regiment, South Wales Borderers, King's Own Scottish Borderers).

Example Sentences

"The Borderers on the English side rieved, harried, and plundered each other with as much keenness and audacity as did the Scots on the other side."
""[H]is taciturnity has long ago fled, and he is one of the most loquacious Borderers going.""
"As a borderer from territory that had changed hands many times in its history, De Gasperi hoped and believed that European integration would prevent future wars as well as help solve some of Italy's stoniest economic problems."

Etymology

Etymology tree Old French bordeurebor. Middle English bordure English border English -er English borderer From border + -er.

Inflected Forms

borderers (plural)

Synonyms

frontiersman

Questions

What does borderer mean?: A person who lives near the border of a country or district, especially that between England and Scotland.
Where does borderer come from?: Etymology tree Old French bordeurebor. Middle English bordure English border English -er English borderer From border + -er.

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