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parlour boarder

parlour boarder noun: a pupil at a boarding school who enjoys particular privileges.

Noun

parlour boarder (plural parlour boarders)

  1. (historical) A pupil at a boarding school who enjoys particular privileges.

Forms of parlour boarder

pluralparlour boarders

Questions about parlour boarder

What does parlour boarder mean?
Parlour boarder means a pupil at a boarding school who enjoys particular privileges.
What part of speech is parlour boarder?
Parlour boarder is a noun.
What is the plural of parlour boarder?
The plural of parlour boarder is parlour boarders.

Words near parlour boarder in the dictionary

  1. parlorless
  2. parlormaid
  3. parlormaids
  4. parlors
  5. parlour
  6. parlour boarder
  7. parlour boarders
  8. parlour car
  9. parlour cars
  10. parlour game
  11. parlour games

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