islander
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islander¹
- /ˈaɪləndə/ UK
- /ˈaɪləndɚ/ US
Sounds like highlander (H-dropping accents)
Where it comes from
From island + -er. Displaced Middle English insulane (“islander”), from Latin īnsulānus (“islander”).
noun islanders
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A person who lives on an island.
Susan happily introducing speaker Steve Smith, Channel Eleven’s newzanchor, ya’know, and an islandophile from wayyy back – and as of this writing, a newly retired islander and fisherman.
Similar: insular
Islander²
noun Islanders
- Ellipsis of Prince Edward Islander
- Ellipsis of Vancouver Islander
- Ellipsis of Pacific Islander
- Ellipsis of Love Islander The reality television star [Amber Gill] pointed out on Twitter that many of the boys appeared to be revelling in the drama as their fellow Islanders' relationships were put under the microscope. In some scenes, Luca Bish and Dami Hope were seen laughing at what was playing out.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: island-dweller, island, insular, sandwich, towers, torres, islands, isles, pylons, line islander, isleman, channel islander, windward islander, vancouver islander, leeward islander, society islander
Translations
Every language
noun person who lives on an island
| Español | isleño, isleña, insulano |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 島民 tōmin |
| 中文 | 島民 /岛民 dǎomín, 島上居民 /岛上居民 dǎo shàng jūmín |
| Português | ilhéu, ilhoa |
| Français | insulaire, habitant d'une île, habitante d'une île, habitant de l'île, habitante de l'île, îlien |
| Deutsch | Inselbewohner, Inselbewohnerin, Insulaner, Insulanerin |
| Italiano | isolano, isolana |
| Ελληνικά | νησιώτης nisiótis, νησιώτισσα nisiótissa |
| Русский | островитя́нин ostrovitjánin, островитя́нка ostrovitjánka |
| العربية | جَزَرِيّ jazariyy, جَزَرِيَّة jazariyya |
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title = {islander},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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