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islander

[ ahy-luhn-der ]

noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of an island.


islander

/ ˈ²¹Éª±ôÉ™²Ô»åÉ™ /

noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of an island
  2. capital a native or inhabitant of the Pacific Islands
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of islander1

First recorded in 1540–50; island + -er 1
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The air crews brought desirable goods or “cargo,†much of which was exchanged to the islanders for their labor in building the airfields.

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So their fight back has begun in the hope the same natural beauty that attracts more than a million tourists a year might bring more islanders who can work remotely, like Will Matthews, back home.

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It is clear that the debate on where the new school should be built is an issue that is consuming islanders.

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The Chagos islanders - some in Mauritius and the Seychelles, but others living in the UK - do not speak with one voice on the fate of their homeland.

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The advert sees Keoghan, depicting his Banshees character Dominic Kearney, riding a donkey that is meandering along on a path in rural Ireland while he tosses laptops out of a satchel to bemused islanders.

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