out-of-stater

[ out-uhv-stey-ter ]

noun

1. a visitor from another state of the U.S.:

   Many out-of-staters come to our summer music festival.

Word History and Origins

Origin of out-of-stater¹

An Americanism dating back to 1935–40; out-of-state + -er ¹

Example Sentences

Dr. Oz, Mr. Gleason said, lost mostly because Mr. Fetterman succeeded in painting him as a rich out-of-stater with multiple houses — a class-war campaign.

From New York Times

His campaign event on Saturday evening with Mr. Trump is at the same time as a football game between Ohio State and the University of Toledo, a point the Ohio Democratic Party has used to cast Mr. Vance as an out-of-stater: “Having a campaign event on a fall Saturday night is a cardinal sin in Ohio,” a statement from the party read.

From New York Times

The history surrounding the dish is fuzzy, and key elements of the basic preparation remain in debate among out-of-stater chefs and diners some two centuries after it was developed.

From Washington Post

“This isn’t the first time an out-of-stater has tried to tell West Virginians what is best for them despite having no relationship to our state,” countered Manchin, who knows his state and its unique working-class culture intimately — certainly better than Sanders does.

From Washington Post

“I lived in California for almost half of my life and to this day, I bristle when an out-of-stater says that word,” one person responded to a Quora thread about the term “Cali.”

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• alien
• foreigner
• guest
• immigrant
• intruder
• newcomer
• outsider
• visitor