Borderer

Definitions

1. A person who lives near the border of a country or district, especially that between England and Scotland.
2. A soldier of a border regiment in the British Army (Border Regiment, South Wales Borderers, King's Own Scottish Borderers).

Equivalents

Examples

“The Borderers on the English side rieved, harried, and plundered each other with as much keenness and audacity as did the Scots on the other side.”

“"[H]is taciturnity has long ago fled, and he is one of the most loquacious Borderers going."”

“As a borderer from territory that had changed hands many times in its history, De Gasperi hoped and believed that European integration would prevent⟳ future wars as well as help⟳ solve⟳ some of Italy's stoniest economic problems.”

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