Newfoundlander

English

Etymology

From Newfoundland +‎ -er.

Noun

Newfoundlander (plural Newfoundlanders)

  1. A native or inhabitant of the island of Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
    • 1897, Rudyard Kipling, Captains Courageous:
      […] but so close lay the boats that even single hooks snarled, and Harvey found himself in hot argument with a gentle, hairy Newfoundlander on one side and a howling Portuguese on the other.

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