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Marylander

Marylander

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A person who was born in or lives in the state of Maryland in the United States
  • noun
  • /ˈmɛrɪlændər/
: marylandés
  • The entire evidence for that is in a footnote that, citing a recent History of Sexuality in America, alludes to a prominent Marylander "from the 1600s" who tried to abort his mistress's child, but against whom "the first charge" was atheism.

Examples

  • Every Marylander celebrates the state's rich history during the annual Maryland Day festivities.

  • I'm from the Upper South, a Marylander to be exact.

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  • I said, oh, he said, one of the things I want you to do is I want you to form Marylanders for Obama.

  • As a proud Marylander, she loves sharing stories about her home state.

  • When he moved to California, he realized how unique a Marylander can be with their seafood traditions.

Surface Forms

Marylander singular
Marylanders plural

Morphology

Marylander = Maryland (transparent) = Maryland + er

Formed by the state name 'Maryland' plus the productive agent/demonym suffix '-er', so the meaning 'a person from Maryland' is directly predictable.

Etymology

The word Marylander comes from the place name Maryland plus the ending -er, which means someone 'from' a place, just like New Yorker. Maryland was named as 'Mary's land' for Queen Mary, so a Marylander is a person who lives in or comes from Maryland.