outlander

[ out-lan-der ]
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noun
  1. a foreigner; alien.

  2. an outsider; stranger.

Origin of outlander

1
First recorded in 1590–1600; outland + -er1

Words Nearby outlander

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How to use outlander in a sentence

  • Go, while my heart remains soft, it is not so often that the heart of a Zerv is soft toward any outlander.

    Valley of the Croen | Lee Tarbell
  • And the word "dude" was commonly used rather to differentiate an outlander from a native than in an exactly scornful sense.

    Partners of Chance | Henry Herbert Knibbs
  • He knew from the foreign swagger of his clothes that the man was an outlander.

    The Wolf Cub | Patrick Casey
  • Out of its insularity it made occasional excursions to dinners and week-ends; even into marriage, now and then with an outlander.

    The Breaking Point | Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • There was not an outlander dog for two miles in either direction that Rex had not at one time or another met and vanquished.

    Lad: A Dog | Albert Payson Terhune

British Dictionary definitions for outlander

outlander

/ (ˈaʊtˌlændə) /


noun
  1. a foreigner or stranger

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