outlander

Meaning

  1. A foreigner or alien.
  2. A stranger or outsider.

Etymology

In summary

From outland + -er. In certain uses, influenced by or a calque of the Dutch uitlander or Afrikaans uitlander. Also cognate with German Ausländer, Swedish utlänning and Danish udlænding. Doublet of uitlander.

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