† ˈby-ˌdweller Obs.
[f. by- 2 a + dweller.]
One who dwells close by or near; a neighbour.
| 1611 Speed Hist. Gt. Brit. ix. xxii. 32 Artillery brought them in abundance by the By-dwellers. 1658 W. Burton Itin. Anton. 144 Called Mading-bower..by the By-dwellers. |