islander

Definition

A person who lives on an island.

Etymology

From island + -er. Displaced Middle English insulane (“islander”), from Latin īnsulānus (“islander”).

Example Sentences

• "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."
• "The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has categorically ruled out any new negotiations saying the future of the Falklands can only be decided by the islanders themselves in accordance with the UN principle of self-determination."