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Pitcairner|ˈpɪtkɛənə(r)|
[f. the name Pitcairn (see below) + -er1.]
A native or inhabitant of Pitcairn Island in the central South Pacific, settled with a mixed European and Polynesian population by mutineers from the Bounty in 1790.
1831J. Barrow Eventful Hist. Mutiny of Bounty viii. 338 The Pitcairners have already proceeded from the simple canoe to row-boats. 1853T. B. Murray Pitcairn v. 152 After some slight refreshment, (for they have only two regular meals a day,) the business of the Pitcairners' day begins. 1857V. Lush Jrnl. 18 Nov. (1971) 195 As Norfolk Island is the nearest to New Zealand they touched there on their outward voyage and landed Mrs. Selwyn, who remained with the Pitcairners till the Southern Cross called for her on their way home. 1874C. M. Yonge Life J. C. Patteson I. vii. 253 The Pitcairners..had not yet arrived [at Norfolk Island], but were on their way from their original island. 1933C. Chauvel In Wake of ‘Bounty’ vi. 82 The Pitcairners have often gone to sea without a proper supply of petrol. 1962H. Luke Islands of South Pacific vi. 88 The Pitcairners throve and multiplied on their small but fertile island. 1964Ross & Moverley Pitcairnese Lang. i. 25 In 1859, two families of Pitcairners..returned to Pitcairn, to be followed by a further four families..in 1864. 1971Daily Tel. 23 Dec. 3/8 Christmas Day usually is also Pitcairn's annual election day, but a shift in dates was necessary this year because the God-fearing Pitcairners naturally cannot vote on their Sabbath. |