thresholder

English

Etymology

From threshold +‎ -er.

Noun

thresholder (plural thresholders)

1. A person who occupies the threshold between places or statuses.
   • 1995, Thomas Parkhill, The forest setting in Hindu epics: princes, sages, demons, page 187:

     The site of their transformation is the forest in which they dwell as thresholders in transition from one state of existence to another.

   • 2007, Anne Grinyer, Young People Living With Cancer: Implications for Policy and Practice:

     The term adopted by Apter (2001) for those aged 18–24 years is 'thresholders'. This is a highly descriptive and relevant way in which to interpret this life-stage.