A person from Holland (the Netherlands); a Dutch person. Also refers to a type of paper-making machine used to prepare pulp.
From Dutch 'Hollander' meaning 'person from Holland,' from 'Holland' + '-er' (agent suffix). Holland itself comes from 'holt land' meaning 'wood land.' The term became standard in English for referring to Dutch people.
Technically, only people from the provinces of North and South Holland are true 'Hollanders,' but the term became synonymous with all Dutch people. The Dutch themselves often use 'Hollander' casually, even though it geographically excludes most of the Netherlands!
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