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out-of-stater

American  
[out-uhv-stey-ter] / ˈaʊt əvˈsteɪ tər /

noun

  1. a visitor from another state of the U.S..

    Many out-of-staters come to our summer music festival.


Etymology

Origin of out-of-stater

An Americanism dating back to 1935–40; out-of-state + -er 1

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As an out-of-stater with a summer home in upstate New York, I have a different perspective: What’s next?

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 4, 2026

The history surrounding the dish is fuzzy, and key elements of the basic preparation remain in debate among out-of-stater chefs and diners some two centuries after it was developed.

From Washington Post Sep. 7, 2022

Oh, but what was a newcomer or out-of-stater to think?

From Seattle Times Mar. 4, 2021

An out-of-stater who came for a job that fizzled.

From Los Angeles Times May 3, 2017

New Yorkers would not elect an out-of-stater to run the executive branch in Albany.

From Time Magazine Archive

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