bijwoner

English

Alternative forms

• bywoner

Etymology

From Afrikaans bijwoner.

Noun

bijwoner (plural bijwoners)

1. (South Africa, historical) A member of a class of poor white people who were permitted to inhabit shanties on the property of well-to-do Boers in return for semifeudal payments.

Afrikaans

Noun

bijwoner

1. Obsolete spelling of bywoner.