off-islander
Americannoun
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a temporary or seasonal resident of an island; island visitor or tourist.
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a person living on an offshore island.
Etymology
Origin of off-islander
First recorded in 1880–85
Example Sentences
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Narrative logic is murky here, but her confession is supposed to show that, on the other hand, she has not murdered her employer, a rich, loony off-islander.
From Time Magazine Archive
An off-islander might suppose that the town crier was appointed in town meeting as is the fence-viewer, the sealer of weights and measures, the pound-keeper and the hog-reeve.
From Old Plymouth Trails by Packard, Winthrop
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