ˈbȯ(r)dərə(r) noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English, from border, bordure border + -er, -ere -er
1. : an inhabitant of a border
valiant borderers who built their log huts in the woods — Van Wyck Brooks
specifically : an inhabitant of the border between England and Scotland
2. archaic
a. : one that is located nearby : neighbor
b. : one that verges
borderers on the savage state — William Hazlitt
3.
[ border (II) + -er ]
: one that makes or applies a border