different between fronter vs boundary

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?nt?(?)

Adjective

fronter

1. (phonetics) comparative form of front: more front
   • 2004, Bernd Kortmann, Edgar W. Schneider, A Handbook of Varieties of English: A Multimedia Reference Tool, Volume 1, page 621,

     In the word start, the Maori English vowel is somewhat fronter, despite our general observation that BATH/START is backer than in Pakeha New Zealand English.

   • 2004, Elizabeth Gordon, New Zealand English: Its Origins and Evolution, page 149,

     Similarly, diphthong shift of /au/ (the MOUTH vowel) involves a first element fronter than [A] or closer (higher) than [a], for example [k??] cow; diphthong shift of /ei/ (the FACE vowel) has a first element more open (lower) than [e], as in [pl??s] place (cf. RP [ple?s]); diphthong shift of /ou/ (the GOAT vowel) involves a first element fronter and/or more open (lower) than [o], for example /k??t/ coat (cf. RP [k??t]).

   • 2007, Terry Lynn Irons, On the Southern Shift in Appalachian English, page 122,

     The full development is Quadrant 4 in which /e/ is fully reversed in relation to /ey/, both fronter and higher.

Noun

fronter (plural fronters)

1. A person who or thing that fronts.
   • 1947 October 11, The Billboard, Gov?t Checks Ork Disk $$$, page 20,

     In the case of musicker?s salaries, the IR Department asks a recording band fronter to show if a fixed salary is guarantted to sideman, irrespective of the hours worked; […] .

   • 2002, Joe Catal, Telesales Tips from the Trenches: Secrets of a Street-Smart Salesman, page 167,

     Another point I'd like to bring up is the use of fronters. These are people who prospect for you.

   • 2012, D. Shadel, Outsmarting the Scam Artists: How to Protect Yourself From the Most Clever Cons, unnumbered page,

     By attending investment seminars or trade shows or dropping a business card off at a booth, you are sending a message that you are someone who is motivated to invest, which makes you more likely to say yes when the fronter calls on the phone.

Anagrams

• Fortner, for rent, refront

Middle English

Noun

fronter

1. Alternative form of frounter

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

fronter m

1. indefinite plural of front

Swedish

Noun

fronter

1. indefinite plural of front

English

Etymology

bound +? -ary, Old French, from Latin.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?ba?nd?i/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?ba?nd??i/
• Rhymes: -a?nd?i

Noun

boundary (plural boundaries)

1. The dividing line or location between two areas.

   • So this was my future home, I thought! […] Backed by towering hills, the but faintly discernible purple line of the French boundary off to the southwest, a sky of palest Gobelin flecked with fat, fleecy little clouds, it in truth looked a dear little city; the city of one's dreams.

2. (figuratively, often in the plural) The bounds, confines, or limits between immaterial things (such as one’s comfort zone, privacy, or professional sphere and the realm beyond).

3. (cricket) An edge or line marking an edge of the playing field.
4. (cricket) An event whereby the ball is struck and either touches or passes over a boundary (with or without bouncing), usually resulting in an award of 4 (four) or 6 (six) runs respectively for the batting team.
5. (topology) (of a set) The set of points in the closure of a set ${\displaystyle S}$, not belonging to the interior of that set.

Derived terms

• Boundary County
• boundary rider
• boundary umpire

Related terms

• bound

Translations

See also

• border
• confine
• frontier
• fladry

Further reading

• boundary in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• boundary in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.