boundary rider ExamplesWord Origin noun Australian.
- a ranch hand who patrols the boundary of a sheep or cattle station in order to watch the stock, repair fences, etc.
Origin of boundary rider First recorded in 1860–65 Examples from the Web for boundary rider Historical Examples of boundary rider
It was the boundary-rider of the Yelkin Paddock; but the boundary-rider was a woman.
E. W. (Ernest William) Hornung
But no boundary-rider had ever stopped long at the Yelkin hut.
E. W. (Ernest William) Hornung
Of what interest or value could it be to the boundary-rider of the Yelkin Paddock?
E. W. (Ernest William) Hornung
The boundary-rider saw but few faces from the home-station; none from anywhere else.
E. W. (Ernest William) Hornung
Moreover, the boundary-rider was thoroughly satisfied, and even anxious to remain.
E. W. (Ernest William) Hornung
British Dictionary definitions for boundary rider boundary rider noun
- Australian an employee on a sheep or cattle station whose job is to maintain fences in good repair and to prevent stock from straying