boarder

[bawr-der, bohr-] Origin

board·er

[bawr-der, bohr-]
noun
1.
a person, especially a lodger, who is supplied with regular meals.
2.
a member of a boarding party.

Origin:
1520–30; board + -er1

boarder, border.
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boarder (ˈbɔːdə)
 
n
1.  (Brit) a pupil who lives at school during term time
2.  (US) a child who lives away from its parents and is cared for by a person or organization receiving payment
3.  another word for lodger
4.  a person who boards a ship, esp one who forces his way aboard in an attack: stand by to repel boarders
5.  informal a person who takes part in sailboarding or snowboarding

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Word Origin & History

boarder
1520s, "one who has food and/or lodging at the house of another," from board (1); meaning "one who boards (an enemy's) ships" is from 1769, from board (2).
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