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

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

The iron-faced, iron-framed borderer turned away to take sudden note of a pair of very keen, black eyes which were staring, not so much at him as at something in his belt.

From The Lost Gold of the Montezumas A Story of the Alamo by Stoddard, William O.

His position, however, which was in more senses than one that of a borderer between two worlds, gives to the study of his writings an exceptional value.

From The Letters of Cassiodorus Being A Condensed Translation Of The Variae Epistolae Of Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator by Hodgkin, Thomas

Noo, Jamie Scott o' Cannobie, He hied to Carel toon; And mony a borderer cam to see The English lads thrawn doon.

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

Each felt that he had glimpsed something of this man's past; felt, too, that he who now was a bloody-handed borderer had once been a caballero, moving in a much higher circle.

From The Pathless Trail by Friel, Arthur O. (Arthur Olney)