Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fringe dweller

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.74 in modern English

Syllables: fringe d-weller
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An Aboriginal person living on the outskirts of a town or other settlement.

Australian usage

Example Sentences

"The Fringe Dwellers."
"Over time, they all became fringe dwellers living next to the rich white man's municipality, all squatting next to Angel Day's lake, on her so-called land, where she reigned like a queen over her dominion."

Etymology

Compound of fringe + dweller.

Usage

Australian usage

Inflected Forms

fringe dwellers (plural)

Questions

What does fringe dweller mean?: An Aboriginal person living on the outskirts of a town or other settlement.
Where does fringe dweller come from?: Compound of fringe + dweller.

How to pronounce fringe dweller

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