Definitions for outlanderˈaʊtˌlæn dər

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

out•land•erˈaʊtˌlæn dər(n.)

  1. a foreigner; alien.

  2. an outsider; stranger.

Origin of outlander:

1590–1600

Princeton's WordNet

  1. foreigner, alien, noncitizen, outlander(noun)

    a person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country

Wiktionary

  1. outlander(Noun)

    A foreigner or alien.

  2. outlander(Noun)

    A stranger or outsider.

  3. Origin: outland + -er. In certain uses, influenced by or a calque of the Afrikaans term uitlander. Also cognate with German Ausländer.


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