"boundary rider" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: EN-AU ck1 boundary rider.ogg Forms: boundary riders [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} boundary rider (plural boundary riders)
  1. (Australia) A person employed to travel along the boundary of a station, to check and maintain the fencing. Tags: Australia
    Sense id: en-boundary_rider-en-noun-0nt8gixx Categories (other): Australian English
  2. (Australia, sports, Australian rules football) A commentator on Australian rules football games who reports from the boundary of the field of play, and interviews players on the interchange bench as well as coaching and medical staff. Tags: Australia Categories (topical): Australian rules football, Sports
    Sense id: en-boundary_rider-en-noun-qBAZMvFA Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 57 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 42 58 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 42 58 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: boundary-rider

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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