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island-dweller

island-dweller

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A person who lives on an island
  • noun
  • /ˈaɪləndˌdwɛlər/
translation icon : isleño
  • As an island-dweller, she enjoys the peaceful life by the ocean.

Examples

  • And everywhere the self-sufficiency, the self-absorption of island dwellers.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • Many island-dwellers rely on fishing and tourism for their livelihoods.

  • Island-dwellers often develop unique cultures due to their isolation from the mainland.

Synonyms

islander
vsisland-dweller
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A person who lives on or comes from an island

refers specifically to someone living on an island now not necessarily originally from there

Surface Forms

island-dweller singular
island-dwellers plural

Morphology

island-dweller = island + dweller (transparent) = island + dwell + er

The meaning follows directly from 'island' + 'dweller' (person who dwells on an island) with no idiomatic shift.

Etymology

Island-dweller comes from the two simple words island, which means 'land surrounded by water', and dweller, from dwell meaning 'to live'. So an island-dweller is someone who 'lives' on an island, a person whose home is always near the sea.