Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun An inhabitant of an island.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun An inhabitant of an island.
  • noun An obsolete form of Icelander.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun An inhabitant of an island.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A person who lives on an island.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun an inhabitant of an island

Etymologies

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island +‎ -er

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Examples

  • The latest arrested islander is Jin, who apparently had too much Juice before getting behind the wheel.

    …OF THE DAY | Best Week Ever 2007

  • The hitmaking islander is teaming up with five of today’s hottest music stars for her next effort.

    New Rihanna Album Cover (“Rated R” December 2009) 2009

  • Pikes Peak - Live image from Colorado Springs natural wonder ( "America the Beautiful"), submitted by Gwen Ingram; and this image of Port Canaveral - Live images from south Florida, with camera controls, submitted by "islander"

    FOXNews.com 2009

  • Pikes Peak - Live image from Colorado Springs natural wonder ( "America the Beautiful"), submitted by Gwen Ingram; and this image of Port Canaveral - Live images from south Florida, with camera controls, submitted by "islander"

    FOXNews.com 2009

  • "It's the word 'islander' that really gets me," said Tennant, the student government president at Westchester Community College.

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  • "It's the word 'islander' that really gets me," said Tennant, the student government president at Westchester Community College.

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  • A fabulously laid-back lifestyle that fits our "islander" attitude (in comparison to the rest of the West), the kangaroo passport and great schools for the kids.

    Kottu 2009

  • "It's the word 'islander' that really gets me," said Tennant, the student government president at Westchester Community College.

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  • The islander flew stateside on April 2 to visit six-year-old Jasmina Anema in her hospital room at NYU Medical Center.

    Jasmina Anema Has Died Of Leukemia At Age 6 2009

  • The Grammy-winning islander continues to push her limits musically and physically as she promotes her fourth studio album, Rated R, available now.

    Rachel McAdams Talks Lindsay Lohan In January Vogue 2009

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