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outlander

American  
[aut-lan-der] / ˈaʊtˌlæn dər /

noun

  1. a foreigner; alien.

  2. an outsider; stranger.


outlander British  
/ ˈaʊtˌlændə /

noun

  1. a foreigner or stranger

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of outlander

First recorded in 1590–1600; outland + -er 1


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Claire is an outlander in more than one sense: an Englishwoman in a suspicious Scots clan, and a spirited woman in a patriarchal society.

From Time ● Aug. 7, 2014

Like the greenest outlander, I gaped, surprised by sights that should have been long familiar.

From New York Times ● Sep. 13, 2012

I had been doing this forever, but I was still an outsider, still an outlander.

From Slate ● Jul. 11, 2012

Ride, acceleration and handling: The outlander is good in all three categories when used as designed.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 7, 2010

But loyal to what, Duncan wondered, to him, the outlander and intruder?

From The World That Couldn't Be by Clifford D. Simak

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