outlander

/ˈaʊtˌlændər/
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Other forms: outlanders

Definitions of outlander
  1. noun
    a person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country
    synonyms: alien, foreigner, noncitizen
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    au pair
    a young foreigner who lives with a family in return for doing light housework
    deportee, exile
    a person who is expelled from home or country by authority
    gringo
    a Latin American (disparaging) term for foreigners (especially Americans and Englishmen)
    import, importee
    an imported person brought from a foreign country
    metic
    a foreigner who paid a fee to reside in an ancient Greek city
    au pair girl
    a foreign girl serving as an au pair
    type of:
    traveler, traveller
    a person who changes location
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