(chiefly in historical contexts) a person living near the border between two countries, especially that between Scotland and England.
边境居民（尤指居住在苏格兰和英格兰边界地区的居民）
Example sentencesExamples
In the far north, at least, they were driven to suggest that the borderers were not really civil Englishmen at all.
Eldest son of the earl of Northumberland, Percy was first appointed sole warden of the east march in 1385; Scottish borderers were soon calling him ‘Haatspore’.
This was a well deserved victory but Tipperary borderers ensured that it was hard earned: both sides can take credit for an admirable display with honest endeavour, courage and some excellent football on show.
The closest thing to an upset came at The Gytes where Peebles and Ayr had met last week in the league with the undefeated borderers winning.
Sir Walter Scott may be the father of the historical novel but on this evidence his fellow borderer, Michael Scott, was a man ahead of his time.
Definition of borderer in US English:
borderer
nounˈbôrdərərˈbɔrdərər
A person living near a border.
Example sentencesExamples
Sir Walter Scott may be the father of the historical novel but on this evidence his fellow borderer, Michael Scott, was a man ahead of his time.
This was a well deserved victory but Tipperary borderers ensured that it was hard earned: both sides can take credit for an admirable display with honest endeavour, courage and some excellent football on show.
In the far north, at least, they were driven to suggest that the borderers were not really civil Englishmen at all.
The closest thing to an upset came at The Gytes where Peebles and Ayr had met last week in the league with the undefeated borderers winning.
Eldest son of the earl of Northumberland, Percy was first appointed sole warden of the east march in 1385; Scottish borderers were soon calling him ‘Haatspore’.