boundary rider
boundary rider noun: a person employed to travel along the boundary of a station, to check and maintain the fencing.
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
- No. 2 shows a boundary-rider. This out-back servant of the State has about 70 miles of fencing to look after and inspects the whole every six days.1908, Western Australian Department of Agriculture, Journal of the Department of Agriculture of Western Australia, volume 17, page 709
- 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
| plural | boundary riders |
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| alternative form | boundary-rider |
Questions about boundary rider
- What does boundary rider mean?
- Boundary rider means a person employed to travel along the boundary of a station, to check and maintain the fencing.
- What part of speech is boundary rider?
- Boundary rider is a noun.
- What is the plural of boundary rider?
- The plural of boundary rider is boundary riders.
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