Zealander, n.¹

zealander
http://www.oed.com/dictionary/zealander_n1%3Ftab%3Dmeaning_and_use
First published 2018

# Zealandernoun1

## Factsheet

### What does the noun Zealander mean?

There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun Zealander. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

### How common is the noun Zealander?

About 0.4occurrences per million words in modern written English

1750 | 0.27
1760 | 0.32
1770 | 0.3
1780 | 0.31
1790 | 0.35
1800 | 0.31
1810 | 0.37
1820 | 0.42
1830 | 0.54
1840 | 0.55
1850 | 0.6
1860 | 0.53
1870 | 0.5
1880 | 0.43
1890 | 0.42
1900 | 0.41
1910 | 0.4
1920 | 0.48
1930 | 0.51
1940 | 0.53
1950 | 0.51
1960 | 0.52
1970 | 0.45
1980 | 0.4
1990 | 0.37
2000 | 0.37
2010 | 0.35

### How is the noun Zealander pronounced?

#### British English

/ˈziːləndə/
ZEE-luhn-duh

#### U.S. English

/ˈziləndər/
ZEE-luhn-duhr

### Where does the noun Zealander come from?

Earliest known use

mid 1600s

The earliest known use of the noun Zealander is in the mid 1600s.

OED's earliest evidence for Zealander is from 1663, in a translation by D. Collins.

From a proper name, combined with an English element.

Etymons: proper name Zealand, ‑er suffix1.

### Nearby entries

1. ZBB, n. 1976–
2. Z-bed, n. 1973–
3. Z-car, n. 1961–
4. Z-day, n. 1925–
5. Z-DNA, n. 1979–
6. ze, pron. 1864–
7. zea, n. 1562–
8. zeagonite, n. 1823–
9. zeal, n. a1382–
10. zeal, v. 1542–1687
11. Zealander, n.¹1663–
12. Zealander, n.² 1773–
13. Zealandic, adj. 1807–
14. Zealandish, adj. 1684–
15. zealator, n. a1464–
16. zeal-blind, adj. 1615–1898
17. zeal-consuming, adj. 1629–1882
18. zealed, adj. 1679–1903
19. zealer, n.?a1450–1673
20. zealful, adj. 1602–
21. zeal-inflamed, adj. 1648–

## Etymology

### Summary

From a proper name, combined with an English element.
Etymons: proper name Zealand, ‑er suffix1.
< Zealand (also Sealand, (now rare) Zeeland; Danish Sjælland, †Seeland, Old Danish Siæland, Sieland, etc.), the name of the largest island (excluding Greenland) in Denmark (< a first element of…
< Zealand (also Sealand, (now rare) Zeeland; Danish Sjælland, †Seeland, Old Danish Siæland, Sieland, etc.), the name of the largest island (excluding Greenland) in Denmark (< a first element of uncertain and disputed origin + land land n.1) + ‑er suffix1.

### Notes

Compare Danish Sjællænder (18th cent. or earlier).
The name of the Danish island is attested in English sources from at least the late 16th cent. Compare the following early example:

1. 1584

   > The kingdome of Denmarke had vnder it not onelie Denmarke..and the Ile of Sealand and Finnen [sc. Funen]..; but also Norway.

   H. Llwyd & D. Powel, Historie of Cambria 39

## Meaning & use

1. 1663–
   A native or inhabitant of the Danish island of Zealand.
   1. 1663

      > King Knute of Denmark raised all the power of his Country, caused the Schleswickers to prepare 130 Ships.., the Sealanders 120 [Da. aff Seeland, 120], [etc.].

      D. Collins, translation of M. P. Escholt, Geologia Norvegica vi. 72
   2. 1694

      > Sueno and Canute, the first having on his side the Zealanders, and Inhabitants of Schonen, the latter the Jutlanders.

      J. Crull, Denmark Vindicated 182
   3. 1761

      > The Zealanders..espoused the cause of Swen, son to Eric Emund, and chose him for their king.

      Modern Part of Universal History vol. XXXII. v. 134
   4. 1848

      > Jutes, Sealanders, and Angles conversed like sons of the same people in good Danish.

      translation of C. F. Allen, On Nationality & Lang. in Duchy of Sleswick or S. Jutland viii. 84
   5. 1891

      > The patois differs in every province, so that the Zealanders have a distinct dialect from the Jutlanders.

      Daily Inter Ocean (Chicago) 28 December 5/1
   6. 1915

      > The Zeelanders and natives of Funan are of a more happy-go-lucky nature.

      Rep. 19th Ann. Meeting U.S. Live Stock Sanitary Association 156
   7. 1988

      > Living in Denmark's International Kollegium, I have felt the repercussions of a clash between Jutlanders and Zealanders.

      Garden City (Kansas) Telegram 12 May 16b
   8. 2014

      > Where Poulsen was a Zealander, from just outside Copenhagen, Margarethe was a country girl from Fyn.

      C. Galt, Biblical xiii. 108

## Pronunciation

### British English

/ˈziːləndə/
ZEE-luhn-duh

### U.S. English

/ˈziləndər/
ZEE-luhn-duhr

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##### Consonants

- ppea
- ttea
- kkey
- bbuy
- ddye
- ɡguy
- tʃchore
- dʒjay
- ffore
- θthaw
- ssore
- ʃshore
- vvee
- ðthee
- zzee
- ʒbeige
- xloch
- hhay
- llay
- ɬrhingyll
- rray
- wway
- jyore
- mmay
- nnay
- ŋsing

Some consonants can take the function of the vowel in unstressed syllables. Where necessary, a syllabic marker diacritic is used, hence /ˈpɛtl/ but /ˈpɛtl̩i/.

##### Vowels

- iːfleece
- ihappy
- ɪkit
- ɛdress
- atrap, bath
- ɑːstart, palm, bath
- ɒlot
- ɔːthought, force
- ʌstrut
- ʊfoot
- uːgoose
- əletter
- əːnurse
- ɪənear
- ɛːsquare
- ʊəcure
- eɪface
- ʌɪpride
- aʊmouth
- əʊgoat
- ɔɪvoice
- ãgratin
- ɒ̃salon
- ᵻ(/ɪ/-/ə/)
- ᵿ(/ʊ/-/ə/)

##### Other symbols

- The symbol ˈ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with primary stress.
- The symbol ˌ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with secondary stress.
- Round brackets ( ) in a transcription indicate that the symbol within the brackets is optional.

View the pronunciation model here.

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##### Consonants

- ppea
- ttea
- kkey
- bbuy
- ddye*
- ɡguy
- tʃchore
- dʒjay
- ffore
- θthaw
- ssore
- ʃshore
- vvee
- ðthee
- zzee
- ʒbeige
- xloch
- hhay
- llay
- rray
- wway
- jyore
- mmay
- nnay
- ŋsing

* /d/ also represents a 'tapped' /t/ as in

Some consonants can take the function of the vowel in unstressed syllables. Where necessary, a syllabic marker diacritic is used, hence /ˈpɛd(ə)l/ but /ˈpɛdl̩i/.

##### Vowels

- ifleece, happy
- ɪkit
- ɛdress
- ætrap, bath
- ɑlot, palm, cloth, thought
- ɑrstart
- ɔcloth, thought
- ɔrnorth, force
- ʊfoot
- ugoose
- əstrut, comma
- ərnurse, letter
- ɪ(ə)rnear
- ɛ(ə)rsquare
- ʊ(ə)rcure
- eɪface
- aɪpride
- aʊmouth
- oʊgoat
- ɔɪvoice
- ɑ̃gratin
- æ̃salon
- ᵻ(/ɪ/-/ə/)
- ᵿ(/ʊ/-/ə/)

##### Other symbols

- The symbol ˈ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with primary stress.
- The symbol ˌ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with secondary stress.
- Round brackets ( ) in a transcription indicate that the symbol within the brackets is optional.

View the pronunciation model here.

####

Simple text respell breaks words into syllables, separated by a hyphen. The syllable which carries the primary stress is written in capital letters. This key covers both British and U.S. English Simple Text Respell.

##### Consonants

b, d, f, h, k, l, m, n, p, r, s, t, v, w and z have their standard English values

- gguy
- jjay
- yyore
- chchore
- khloch
- shshore
- ththaw
- dhthee
- zhbeige

##### Vowels

- atrap
- ahpalm
- airsquare
- arstart
- arrcarry (British only)
- awthought
- ayface
- a(ng)gratin
- edress
- eefleece
- eerdeer
- errmerry
- ikit
- ighpride
- irrmirror
- olot (British only)
- ohgoat
- oogoose
- oorcure
- orforce
- orrsorry (British only)
- owmouth
- oyvoice
- o(ng)salon
- ustrut
- uhletter
- urnurse
- urrhurry
- uufoot

## Forms

### Variant forms

1. 1600s; 1800s–
   Sealander, Zealander
2. 1800s–
   Zeelander

## Frequency

Zealander typically occurs about 0.4 times per million words in modern written English.

Zealander is in frequency band 4, which contains words occurring between 0.1 and 1 times per million words in modern written English. More about OED's frequency bands

Frequency data is computed programmatically, and should be regarded as an estimate.

### Frequency of Zealander, n.¹, 1750–2010

* Occurrences per million words in written English

Historical frequency series are derived from Google Books Ngrams (version 2), a data set based on the Google Books corpus of several million books printed in English between 1500 and 2010.

The overall frequency for a given word is calculated by summing frequencies for the main form of the word, any plural or inflected forms, and any major spelling variations.

For sets of homographs (distinct entries that share the same word-form, e.g. mole, n.¹, mole, n.², mole, n.³, etc.), we have estimated the frequency of each homograph entry as a fraction of the total Ngrams frequency for the word-form. This may result in inaccuracies.

Smoothing has been applied to series for lower-frequency words, using a moving-average algorithm. This reduces short-term fluctuations, which may be produced by variability in the content of the Google Books corpus.

Decade | Frequency per million words
--- | ---
1750 | 0.27
1760 | 0.32
1770 | 0.3
1780 | 0.31
1790 | 0.35
1800 | 0.31
1810 | 0.37
1820 | 0.42
1830 | 0.54
1840 | 0.55
1850 | 0.6
1860 | 0.53
1870 | 0.5
1880 | 0.43
1890 | 0.42
1900 | 0.41
1910 | 0.4
1920 | 0.48
1930 | 0.51
1940 | 0.53
1950 | 0.51
1960 | 0.52
1970 | 0.45
1980 | 0.4
1990 | 0.37
2000 | 0.37
2010 | 0.35

Zealander, n.¹ was first published in June 2018.

Zealander, n.¹ was last modified in September 2024.