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year-rounders

noun

plural of year-rounder
as in natives
a usually longtime resident of a locality year-rounders love the off-season, when the tourists are a bittersweet memory and once again they have the island all to themselves

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Recent Examples of year-rounders With the island’s population swelling to 80,000 in the summer, some year-rounders and second homeowners are already angsty about SUV-heavy traffic, an overrun historic Main Street, crowded restaurants and overflowing stores. — Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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  1. natives
  2. residents
Noun
  • The New Jersey natives performed on Thanksgiving in 2022 in Dallas when the Cowboys defeated the New York Giants.
    — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Some longtime residents are Milwaukee natives, but many migrated from the South or nearby Midwestern states and made this city their home.
    — April Quevedo, jsonline.com, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of natives
Noun
  • Lineage has been a pariah in the community, with residents and Los Angeles officials speaking out after the company missed the city’s 45-day deadline to remove the waste.
    — Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The board’s original August notice alleged that visitors parked along private streets and could impede residents or emergency vehicles.
    — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of residents

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“Year-rounders.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/year-rounders. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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