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out-of-towner

[ out-uhv-tou-ner ]
/ ˈaʊt əvˈtaʊ nər /
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noun

a visitor from another town or city: The World's Fair brought many out-of-towners to New Orleans.

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Origin of out-of-towner

First recorded in 1910–15; out-of-town + -er1

Words nearby out-of-towner

out of the woodwork, out of thin air, out of this world, out of touch, out-of-town, out-of-towner, out of turn, out of wedlock, out of whack, out of whole cloth, out of work
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Words related to out-of-towner

dark horse, company, caller, foreigner, guest, customer, patron, visitor, companion, inmate, client, recipient, tenant, vacationer, transient, visitant, inspector, invitee, lodger, boarder

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