outlander
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8.8
- noun
- /ˈaʊtˌlændər/
:
forastero
- An outlander visiting our city may find it difficult to understand the local customs.
Examples
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Wulfric, you take the Outlander.
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You won this small toss, outlander, but you won't win the race!
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No outlander has ever won.
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Opposition to any such outlander marriage.
Fiction book (2000) -
Come on, outlander!
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"The foreigners, my friend, the outlanders."
Fiction book (1993) -
Not for the first time, she wondered how this village Rousseau figured her role among the outlanders.
Fiction book (1993) -
Arriving at Harvard in 1906, he discovered, as many outlanders have done, that being somebody in Portland, Oregon, didn't mean much in East Coast society.
Academic text (2002) -
Helsse alighted, and with a thoughtful glance along the facade of the palace, conducted the three outlanders through the main portal and into the great foyer.
Fiction book (1993) -
The festival was open to everyone, but the outlander felt a bit out of place.
Synonyms
283
4.1
A person who is not accepted by a group or community
201
3.3
A person from another country who is not a citizen where they live
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2.5
A person from a different country who is not a citizen
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6.2
A person who lives in a country that is not their own
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5.5
A person who lives in another country by choice
A person from another land who is not local
Antonyms
How Foreign
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Outlander comes from the parts out- ('outside') and land ('country' or 'ground'), so it literally means someone from 'outside the land'. That's why outlander is used for a foreigner or an outsider who does not belong to the local community.