out-of-towner
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of out-of-towner
First recorded in 1910–15; out-of-town + -er 1
Example Sentences
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Whenever we’ve hosted an out-of-towner friend, they’ll almost always comment on how we seem to live in some kind of commune.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 17, 2025
And, to wrap us up: Readers agreed if an out-of-towner asks, “Does it really rain all the time?” you say, “Yes, all the time!”
From Seattle Times • Mar. 29, 2023
"Your city terrifies me," tweeted Tanny Martin, an out-of-towner from Austin, Texas, according to the paper.
From Fox News • Aug. 24, 2021
In the reboot, the mean girl Monet de Haan snarks, “She has a headband on” when she spots Zoya, the out-of-towner.
From New York Times • Jul. 13, 2021
They can tell a New Yorker from an out-of-towner every time.
From Cheerful—By Request by Ferber, Edna
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