one's fellow human being: to be generous toward one's less fortunate neighbors.
a person who shows kindliness or helpfulness toward his or her fellow humans: to be a neighbor to someone in distress.
(used as a term of address, especially as a friendly greeting to a stranger): Tell me, neighbor, which way to town?
adjective
situated or living near another: one of our neighbor nations.
verb (used with object)
to live or be situated near to; adjoin; border on.
to place or bring near.
verb (used without object)
to live or be situated nearby.
to associate with or as if with one's neighbors; be neighborly or friendly (often followed by with).
Also especially British, neigh·bour .
Origin of neighbor
before 900; Middle English; Old English neahgebūr, nēahbūr (nēahnigh + (ge)būr farmer; see Boer, boor); akin to Dutch nabuur,German Nachbar,Old Norse nābūi
It proves that Delaware can show America what is possible when neighbors come together.
Sarah McBride wins primary, likely to be first out trans state senator in U.S.|Chris Johnson|September 16, 2020|Washington Blade
Everything else stayed the same—their commute, where they shopped for groceries, who their neighbors were, etc.
How a vacation—or a pandemic—can help you adopt better habits now|matthewheimer|September 12, 2020|Fortune
Several of its neighbors in Louisiana’s industrial corridor also rank near the top of the list.
New Research Shows Disproportionate Rate of Coronavirus Deaths in Polluted Areas|by Lylla Younes, ProPublica, and Sara Sneath|September 11, 2020|ProPublica
Other circular earthworks of the ancestral Wichita and neighboring groups in the southern Great Plains were also built at elevated spots, Casana’s team says.
Drones find signs of a Native American ‘Great Settlement’ beneath a Kansas pasture|Bruce Bower|September 10, 2020|Science News
That makes us better off than many of our friends and neighbors.
A California mountain community loses its heart|Mike Silverstein|September 10, 2020|Washington Blade
After a pause she invited me in with a warm smile, as if I were a neighbor.
The Life and Hard Times Of The Family A Cuban Defector Left Behind|Brin-Jonathan Butler|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Sure, your cubicle mate, neighbor, and aunt all own a Fitbit or JawBone fitness tracker.
Nothing Says I Love You Like Data|The Daily Beast|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Selling off the extras, I saw my neighbor marvel at the scent and murmur that he wished he could afford one.
A Million Ways to Die in Prison|Daniel Genis|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And Hayao Miyazaki, the 73-year-old director behind hits like My Neighbor Totoro and Spirited Away, is a walking legend.
Anime King Hayao Miyazaki’s Cursed Dreams|Melissa Leon|December 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He and a neighbor friend worked for a time in a pizzeria in a nearby town.
Showing the Faces of Its Murderers, ISIS Shows Its Global Reach|Tracy McNicoll|November 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A neighbor of his told me he had seen a flock of fifteen or twenty pigeons on a foggy morning only a few days before.
The Passenger Pigeon|Various
But he that did his neighbor wrong thrust him away, saying, 'Who made thee a ruler and a judge over us?
The Bible Story|Rev. Newton Marshall Hall
Then there was signaling between the Montauk and her own neighbor destroyer about sailing formation in the danger zone.
Tom Slade on a Transport|Percy Keese Fitzhugh
The crowd in the court-room was saying all this and more, each man to his neighbor.
Hand and Ring|Anna Katharine Green
One of his daughters, enveloped in a sheepskin coat, was sent to a neighbor's house to borrow a hat.