island-dweller

1. 1.

   an inhabitant of an island

   Synonymsislander

   Broaderinhabitant

Questions about island-dweller

What does island-dweller mean?

island-dweller means "an inhabitant of an island".

How many syllables are in island-dweller?

island-dweller has 4 syllables: i-sland--dwel-ler. The stress falls on "sland-".

What is another word for island-dweller?

Close synonyms include islander. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is island-dweller a common word?

island-dweller is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.