mainlander

American  

[meyn-lan-der, -luhn-der] / ˈmeɪnˌlæn dər, -lən dər /

noun

1. a person who lives on a mainland.

2. (in Hawaii) a person who lives in the continental U.S.

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Etymology

Origin of mainlander

First recorded in 1855–60; mainland + -er ¹

Example Sentences

I visit often enough to feel a sense of stewardship, yet my mainlander status keeps the islands just unfamiliar enough to never lose their getaway feeling.

From Seattle Times

Now 68, Chou appears to have been fairly typical of the “second generation mainlander” cohort who never fully integrated into Taiwanese society or came to see the island as anything other than a province of the China they continued to identify with.

From Seattle Times

Ms. Wang and the other exiles lived in villages designated for “mainlander” military officers and their families, where the aroma of peppercorn-infused Sichuan cooking mingled with the pickled scents of delicacies from southern Guizhou Province.

From New York Times

She knew that going to her “mainlander” grandparents’ house after school meant getting to eat pork buns and chive dumplings — heavier, saltier food than the Taiwanese palate of her maternal grandparents, who fed her fried rice noodles and sautéed bitter melon.

From New York Times

All this island love for a mainlander — a white kid from Orange County, no less — but one who meshed remarkably well.

From Los Angeles Times