borderer

American  

[bawr-der-er] / ˈbɔr dər ər /

noun

1. a person who dwells on or near the border of a country, region, etc.

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borderer British  

/ ˈbɔːdərə /

noun

1. a person who lives in a border area, esp the border between England and Scotland

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Etymology

Origin of borderer

First recorded in 1485–95; border + -er ¹

Example Sentences

My eyes have not been altogether idle, although I am no borderer to observe such faint signs.

From Prisoners of Chance The Story of What Befell Geoffrey Benteen, Borderman, through His Love for a Lady of France by Parrish, Randall

It would not take him, an expert borderer and woodsman, long to get that prairie chicken, and after that, as he had said before, it was only a step from grass to pot.

From The Last of the Chiefs A Story of the Great Sioux War by Altsheler, Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander)

Although wanting in the height, weight, and experience possessed by his veteran opponent, the wiry borderer had the advantage of youthful suppleness and activity on his side.

From Wrestling and Wrestlers: Biographical Sketches of Celebrated Athletes of the Northern Ring; to Which is Added Notes on Bull and Badger Baiting by Gilpin, Sidney

For a moment the sly old borderer made no response, and I knew he was quietly turning over the complicated situation in his own mind preparatory to intelligent action.

From When Wilderness Was King A Tale of the Illinois Country by Parrish, Randall

Nevertheless, he was still the borderer, still the man of the open.

From A Son of the Middle Border by Garland, Hamlin