amnicolist

noun /æmˈnɪkəlɪst/

1. One who dwells by a river.

   rare

   I determined to explore the banks of the Liffey, and to ſearch among the amnicoliſts for that entertainment which eluded my purſuit in the urbanity of the capital[.]

Where it comes from

From Latin amnicola (“dwelling by a river”) + -ist. Compare French amnicole.

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry amnicolist (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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