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uplander

uplander

7.4
A person who lives in high hills or mountains
  • noun
  • /ˈʌplændər/
translation icon : habitante de tierras altas
  • As uplanders, they have developed unique traditions that reflect their highland culture.

But not for the moonlit uplanders, right?

Examples

  • Uplanders become a convenient scapegoat for the ills of society, even though they are among the poorest of the poor.

    Academic text (1994)

  • But not for the moonlit uplanders, right?

    Triggernometry

  • This engagement with history is necessary for showing that uplanders' assumed un-modernity is not a recent phenomenon.

    Academic text (2004)

  • That is why he fluttered his hands, and why the uplanders laughed even more joyfully and shouted even more loudly: Speak English, speak English.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • Many uplanders enjoy hiking the scenic trails that wind through their mountainous homes.

  • The community of uplanders celebrates their connection to the land through annual festivals.

Synonyms

hillman
vsuplander
1 7.4

A person who lives in the hills or mountains

lives in high open areas rather than steep mountains

Surface Forms

uplander singular
uplanders plural

Morphology

uplander = upland (transparent) = up + land + er

The word is a regular agentive/inhabitant noun built from 'upland' plus '-er', so the meaning 'person from an upland area' is straightforward.

Etymology

Uplander breaks into up ('higher') + land ('ground') with the ending -er to show a person, so the word is simply a name for someone from higher ground. That's why an uplander is a person who lives in or comes from the hills or highlands, like a highlander, not from the lowlands.