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单词 riversider
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riversidern.

Brit. /ˈrɪvəsʌɪdə/, U.S. /ˈrɪvərˌsaɪdər/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: riverside n., -er suffix1.
Etymology: < riverside n. + -er suffix1.
A person who lives on or near the banks of a river.
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1866 Mem. Reunion Natives of Westhampton 74 ‘Long Division’, the Westhampton of the olden time, was once looked down upon by the river-siders as a rather inferior sort.
1889 C. C. Rhys Up for Season 282 Few but will say Something kind of the old riversider.
1934 Times 15 Mar. 10/2 The [Thames waterbus] service will be a public utility, much wanted and needed by a large section of the London public, particularly the riversiders.
1985 A. E. Atmore in R. Oliver & G. N. Sanderson Cambr. Hist. of Afr. VI. i. 68 Cassava..was grown by the ‘inland’ people away from the rivers, and was traded to the riversiders.
2008 Observer 5 Oct. (Television guide) 6/1 Bruce Parry looks at how riversiders are being encouraged to preserve the fragile ecology of the Amazon.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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