Definition of Lapplander

1. Noun. A member of an indigenous nomadic people living in northern Scandinavia and herding reindeer.

Exact synonyms: Lapp, Saame, Saami, Same, Sami
Group relationships: Lapland, Lappland
Generic synonyms: European
Derivative terms: Lappland

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lapplander

Laplace planes
Laplace transform
Laplacian
Lapland
Lapland owl
Laplander
Laplanders
Laplandish
Laportea
Laportea canadensis
Lapp
Lappeenranta
Lappic
Lappish
Lappland
Lapplander
Lapponian
Lapponic
Lapps
Lappula
Lapsang Souchong
Laptev Sea
Laputa
Laputan
Laquer's stain
Lara
Laramie
Lardil
Lardizabala
Lardizabalaceae

Literary usage of Lapplander

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Laboratory Manual of Anthropometry by Harris Hawthorne Wilder (1920)
"Males Females Australian 47° Negress 71° Chinese 76° Hawaiian 102° Malay 76° lapplander 104° Of these three males the average is 64°; of the three females ..."

2. Sweden: A Short Handbook on Sweden's History, Industries, Social Systems by Svenska turisttrafikförbundet (1906)
"Here we meet the representative of the latter, — the Arab of snowy wastes — the lapplander with his herds of reindeer. At Kiruna begins the grandest part of ..."

3. The Ethnology of Europe by Robert Gordon Latham (1852)
"The Norwegian calls the lapplander a Fin, so that the district or march of the Lapp population of Norway is called Fin-mark. But it is found considerably ..."

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