Queenslander

Noun

Queenslander (plural Queenslanders)

1. A native or inhabitant of Queensland, Australia.
   • "An' what about your Queenslander?" the Australian asked.1926, Rudyard Kipling, “A Friend of the Family”, in Debits and Credits, Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, Page & Company, →OCLC, page 268
   • In view of the rapid development of Queensland, our prosperity and our major contribution to the nation and to world trade, I believe it is significant that a Queenslander should be honoured with such a high position in Rotary.1977, Joh[annes] Bjelke-Petersen, “Messages to the Convention and to the President, Incoming President, and President-Elect of Rotary International”, in 1977 Proceedings: Sixty-eighth Annual...

   Synonyms:

   banana bender, cane toad, Bananalander

2. (Australia) A house built in an architectural style found in Queensland, characterized by being raised up on stumps about two metres off the ground, and having wide verandahs around it.
   • Originally built in 1907 and designed by New Zealand-born architect R[obert] S[mith] (Robin) Dods, Alma-den was a high-set Queenslander, with a large verandah around three sides of the house. Underneath in the front, Ted had a small study-cum-library-cum-hobby space, and from the time the family...1994, Ross Fitzgerald, “Labour in Power, 1915–1919”, in “Red Ted”: The Life of E. G. Theodore, St. Lucia, Qld.: University of Queensland Press, →ISBN, page 74
   • [A] conveniently located 4-star B&B in a restored traditional Queenslander, offering 6 spacious en suites and 1 luxury suite with spa, pool and off-street parking.2003, Darroch Donald, East Coast Australia: Sydney to Cairns (Footprint Handbooks), Bath, Somerset: Footprint, →ISBN