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 • Feb. 3, 2023

A Taiwanese woman shared her experience working in Shanghai, trying to fit in while maintaining her identity and dealing with not being understood by her mainlander colleagues.

From Slate • Feb. 9, 2021

Mary, 31, a mainlander working for a Hong Kong newspaper, said she stays up until 3 or 4 a.m. explaining Hong Kong protests to her Weibo followers.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 8, 2019

Welcome to another edition of The Grind, where we haven’t seen a mainlander have a successful run in Hawaii like Justin Thomas since Magnum, P.I.

From Golf Digest • Jan. 17, 2017

Coupled with a toothy grin, the driver's gesture reveals a touch of mainlander frustration but is tempered with a protective dose of islander fatalism.

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