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boarder
[ bawr-der, bohr- ]
noun
- a person, especially a lodger, who is supplied with regular meals.
- a member of a boarding party.
boarder
/ ˈbɔːdə /
noun
- a pupil who lives at school during term time
- a child who lives away from its parents and is cared for by a person or organization receiving payment
- another word for lodger
- a person who boards a ship, esp one who forces his way aboard in an attack
stand by to repel boarders
- informal.a person who takes part in sailboarding or snowboarding
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Resorts and government entities have tried a variety of approaches to the commuting conundrum, too, from opening up extra toll lanes, to raising parking fees to encourage skiers and boarders to use other methods of transit.
On Dec. 22, 1799, Sands told her cousins that she would be leaving to elope with a fellow boarder named Levi Weeks that night.
She also corrected the story, saying her brother was a boarder, not a day student.
But there was little comparative danger for Eric, so long as he continued to be a home-boarder, which was for another half-year.
"Yer new boarder here bought the Bar-O ranch—trouble en all," said Landy quietly.
Nevertheless, it was impossible for a boarder to preserve unspoilt a real intimacy with a day-boy.
"Nice Mrs. Hills," said her star boarder, hugging her heartily.
Sarah, now that your mother is so improved, wouldn't you like to take a boarder?
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