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lowlander

lowlander

3.9
A person who lives on low, flat land near rivers or the coast
  • noun
  • /ˈloʊˌlændər/
translation icon : habitante de tierras bajas
  • Many lowlanders in the region prefer to plant crops that thrive in their fertile, low-lying areas.

Examples

  • This nomenclature is derived from a name given to mountain people by lowlanders (Lebar, p. 131).

    Academic text (2007)

  • Living by the river, the lowlander enjoyed fishing during the summer months.

  • "I thought you were a lowlander." "Not always," she said.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • Playing outfield at high altitude proved quite a challenge for a lowlander like me.

    Academic text (1992)

  • The ELF grew in strength in the 1960s, especially among the semi-nomadic Muslim lowlanders, conducting several guerrilla attacks on Ethiopian government forces, property, and means of communication.

    Academic text (1991)

  • As a lowlander, she was accustomed to the flat landscape and mild climate near the coast.

Synonyms

flatlander
vslowlander
  • Informal
2 8.9

A person from flat land who mountain people often see as an outsider

describes a resident of low coastal or river areas without outsider implication

Compounds

Scottish Lowlander
6.8

A person from the Lowlands area of Scotland

Surface Forms

lowlander singular
lowlanders plural

Morphology

lowlander = lowland (transparent) = low + land + er

The word is transparently formed from the compound 'lowland' plus the agentive suffix '-er', meaning a person associated with lowlands.

Etymology

Lowlander breaks into low ('not high') + land ('flat ground') and the ending -er ('one who'), so it literally means a person from low, flat land. That's why a lowlander is someone who lives in flat areas, often near rivers or the coast.