marshlandern.
/ˈmɑːʃˌlandə/, U.S. /ˈmɑrʃˌlændər/ An inhabitant of marshland; an animal or plant of a type characteristic of marshland.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > inhabitant according to environment > [noun] > dweller on low land > dweller in marsh
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1658 Publick Intelligencer No. 148. 923 The Marshlanders being for the most part undone by fires, the Rellicks, left of provision are quite taken from them by the Imperiall and Brandenburghish forces.
1787 W. Marshall Provincialisms in Rural Econ. Norfolk II. 383 Marshlanders, cattle of the marshland or short-horned breed.
1896 W. A. Dutt George Borrow in E. Anglia v. 46 Farther away the marshlanders have seized upon any slight piece of rising ground.
1999 Independent on Sunday (Electronic ed.) 23 May 47 I also have ambi-colour, ‘Marshlander’ [sc. an iris], with red-brown falls and bronze standards.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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