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Definition of Boarder

1. Noun. A tenant in someone's house.

2. Noun. Someone who forces their way aboard ship. "Stand by to repel boarders"

3. Noun. A pupil who lives at school during term time.

Definition of Boarder

1. n. One who has food statedly at another's table, or meals and lodgings in his house, for pay, or compensation of any kind.

Definition of Boarder

1. Noun. A pupil who lives at school during term time. ¹

2. Noun. Someone who pays for meals and lodging in a house rather than a hotel. ¹

3. Noun. (nautical) A sailor attacking an enemy ship by boarding her, or one repelling such attempts by an enemy. ¹

4. Noun. Someone who uses a snowboard ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Boarder

1. one that boards [n -S] - See also: boards

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Boarder

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Literary usage of Boarder

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1. The American and English Encyclopedia of Law by John Houston Merrill, Charles Frederic Williams, Thomas Johnson Michie, David Shephard Garland (1890)
"There are two classes of persons who are entertained by inn keepers for reward, guests and boarders.1 The distinction between a guest and a boarder, ..."

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