uitlander

[ ahyt-lan-der, oit-; Dutch œit-lahn-duhr ]

noun

, (often initial capital letter)

1. a foreigner, especially a British settler in the Boer republics prior to the formation of the Union of South Africa.

uitlander

/ ˈeɪtˌlandə; ˈɔɪt-; -ˌlæn- /

noun

1. sometimes capital a foreigner; alien

Word History and Origins

Origin of uitlander¹

1890–95; < Afrikaans < obsolete Dutch, equivalent to uit out + land land + -er -er ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of uitlander¹

C19: Afrikaans: outlander

Example Sentences

They care very little indeed for the Uitlander in the Transvaal, for his wrongs or for his rights, but they would respect him much if he came with his cattle and his sheep, with his waggons and his chattels, and some superfluity of money, for then they could add still further to their hoard of shekels and trade with him for his cattle.

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Uitlander, the Dutch form of Outlander.

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I became convinced then of what I had all along suspected, but would not believe, that the object of England was not to see that the Uitlander should obtain his rights, but that the two Republics should be annihilated, and that the map of South Africa should, as Rhodes had put it, be painted red.

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Some very interesting particulars regarding raising of some of the Colonial Corps were elicited from Mr. W. Hosken, who was chairman of the Uitlander Council and the Chamber of Commerce at Johannesburg.

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Verdomde, when my people hear of it they will whip every uitlander in the place.”

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