boundary-rider
boundary-rider is the alternative form of boundary rider.
Meaning of boundary rider
Noun
boundary rider (plural boundary riders)
- A person employed to travel along the boundary of a station, to check and maintain the fencing.
- For these sixty-seven and a half miles of fence we must have three men known as boundary riders. A boundary rider is one whose duty is to see that the fence is in order.1892, National Association of Wool Manufacturers, Bulletin of the National Association of Wool Manufacturers, volume 22, page 348
- A commentator on Australian rules football games who reports from the boundary of the field of play, and interviews players on the interchange bench as well as coaching and medical staff.
Forms of boundary-rider
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Questions about boundary-rider
- What is boundary-rider the alternative form of?
- Boundary-rider is the alternative form of boundary rider.
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