amnicolist

amnicolist
noun /æmˈnɪkəlɪst/
One who dwells by a river.

I determined to explore the banks of the Liffey, and to ſearch among the amnicoliſts for that entertainment which eluded my purſuit in the urbanity of the capital[.]


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  • Amnicolist — Am*nic o*list, n. [L. amnicola, amnis a river + colere to dwell.] One who lives near a river. [Obs.] Bailey. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • amnicolist — † amˈnicolist Obs. 0 [f. L. amnicola dwelling by a river (f. amn is river + cola inhabitant + ist.] ‘One that dwells by a river.’ Bailey 1731; in J …   Useful english dictionary

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