inlander

[ in-luhn-der ]

noun

1. a person living inland.

Word History and Origins

Origin of inlander¹

First recorded in 1600–10; inland + -er ¹

Example Sentences

To an inlander there is something magical about discovering seafaring implements and deep-sea fishing-gear of any kind about a house.

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I am no inlander," he said, "I am of the sea-coast of Tarragona.

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He looked at the inlander coldly, but The Barbarian did not seem to notice.

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Koningsberger, who at the time was director of the Botanic Garden at Buitenzorg, Java, told me that an "inlander" once applied to him for a position.

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But, even as many sailors cannot swim a stroke, so many an inlander, born and brought up within sight of fresh water, has never taken the trouble to grasp the simplest rudiments of natation.

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