fringe dweller

English

Etymology

Compound of fringe +‎ dweller.

Noun

fringe dweller (plural fringe dwellers)

1. (Australia) An Aboriginal person living on the outskirts of a town or other settlement.
   • 1961, Nene Gare, title:

     The Fringe Dwellers.

   • 2006, Alexis Wright, Carpentaria, Giramondo, published 2012, page 27:

     Over time, they all became fringe dwellers living next to the rich white man's municipality, all squatting next to Angel Day's lake, on her so-called land, where she reigned like a queen over her dominion.