outlander

[ out-lan-der ]

noun

1. a foreigner; alien.
2. an outsider; stranger.

outlander

/ ˈaʊtˌlændə /

noun

1. a foreigner or stranger

Word History and Origins

Origin of outlander¹

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

Example Sentences

Kingsolver said she knew firsthand Demon’s emotional landscape, particularly the humiliations of being a teenage outlander and the cruelty of your peers.

From New York Times

The smaller mass graves, in which soldiers probably were Greek, show the signs of greatest care in body placement and burial objects, indicating greater reverence or prestige than the outlanders.

From New York Times

The essay is so classically a New York story, a journal entry about an outlander’s temporary harmonic alignment with a place that most Americans only recognize from their televisions.

From Los Angeles Times

It’s well to remember that England is not just a place but an idea, and that idea is alien and offensive to many outlanders.

From Washington Post

“You can kind of tell an outlander by the way they need to be orange,” Ms. Roberts said.

From New York Times

Related Words

• foreigner
• outsider