islander

noun

is·​land·​er ˈī-lən-dər How to pronounce islander (audio)
: a native or inhabitant of an island

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The all-stars joining this season include three islanders from this summer’s Season 7 of Love Island USA — Andreina, Charlie and Chris — along with Season 6’s Andrea and Kendall. Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 9 Sep. 2025 And then there are islanders from series in the UK, Australia, the Netherlands and more. Christopher Kuhagen, jsonline.com, 9 Sep. 2025 Hotel manager Iván Yovera says islanders often shop, send their kids to school and get medical care in the much larger Leticia. John Otis, NPR, 7 Sep. 2025 Their fellow islanders had to choose who would be eliminated. Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for islander

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1550, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of islander was circa 1550

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“Islander.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/islander. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.

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islander

noun
is·​land·​er ˈī-lən-dər How to pronounce islander (audio)
: a person born or living on an island

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