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Greenlander|ˈgriːnləndə(r)| [f. prec. + -er1.] 1. A native or inhabitant of Greenland.
1774Goldsm. Nat. Hist. (1776) II. 217 It is common with them [Greenlanders], when they see a quiet..stranger, to say that he is almost as well bred as a Greenlander. 1842Prichard Nat. Hist. Man 504 The Greenlanders believed in the existence of spirits, good and evil. †2. A vessel of some kind (? resembling a Greenland whaler in build). Obs.
1692Lond. Gaz. No. 2815/4 In her way home [she] took a French Greenlander, of 22 Guns, and 42 Men. |