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outlander

noun out·land·er \-ˌlan-dər, -lən-\

Definition of OUTLANDER

: a person who belongs to another region, culture, or group : foreigner, stranger

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First Known Use of OUTLANDER

1598

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Synonyms: foreigner, nonnative, stranger, outsider

Antonyms: native

Rhymes with OUTLANDER

backhander, blackhander, bystander, commander, demander, expander, flatlander, germander, glad-hander, goosander, grandstander, inlander, Leander, left-hander, Lysander, mainlander, meander, philander, pomander, right-hander, scrimshander, soft-lander, Uitlander

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