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 and divides as i-sland--dwel-ler under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

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.