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fringe dweller

noun

fringe dweller

noun

Etymology Compound of fringe + dweller.

1

Australia An Aboriginal person living on the outskirts of a town or other settlement.

  • The Fringe Dwellers.1961, Nene Gare, title
  • Over time, they all became fringe dwellers living next to the rich white man's municipality, all squatting next to Angel Day's lake, on her so-called land, where she reigned like a queen over her dominion.2006, Alexis Wright, Carpentaria, Giramondo, published 2012, page 27:

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