overlander

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overlander

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From overland + -er.

noun overlanders

One who travels overland. The Overland Riders walked their horses after making the turn, there being no need for haste, as no one believed that the lumberjacks would follow, and further, the Overlanders were looking for a suitable camping place for the night.
Australia A drover who herds large groups of sheep or cattle over long distances. The overlanders are, nearly all, men in the prime of youth, whose occupation it is to convey large herds of stock from market to market, and from colony to colony.

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@misc{overlander_2026,
  title = {overlander},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/overlander},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}