islander
A person who lives on an islandA person who lives on an island.
» The islanders are kind.
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1 sensesA person who lives on an island.
Inselbewohner, Inselbewohnerin, Insulaner
островитя́нинostrovitjánin, островитя́нкаostrovitjánka
острів'я́нинostrivʺjányn, острів'я́нкаostrivʺjánka, остров'я́нинostrovʺjányn
an inhabitant of an island
Examples
18 sentencesThe islanders are kind.
The islanders are friendly.
I'm an islander.
ruЯ островитянин. — Wezel
The islanders are asking us for help.
ruЛюди на острове просят нас о помощи. — Hellerick
The islanders are enthusiastic about water sports.
deDie Inselbewohner sind wassersportbegeistert. — al_ex_an_der
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
From island + -er. Displaced Middle English insulane (“islander”), from Latin īnsulānus (“From island + -er. Displaced Middle English insulane (“islander”), from Latin īnsulānus (“islander”).
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Forms
plural: islandersSynonyms
2 synonyms- an inhabitant of an island:island-dweller
Word family
5 related wordsSee also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.