outlander

English

Etymology

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.

Noun

outlander (plural outlanders)

1. A foreigner or alien.
   • 1940, Lloyd's List Law Reports:

     It will be observed that it does not say "inlanders" or "excluding outlanders"; it simply says "by Germans," an expression which covers both inlanders and outlanders "for passages in foreign ships."

2. A stranger or outsider.

Synonyms

• (foreigner): outcomeling, outener, peregrine (dated); see also Thesaurus:foreigner
• (outsider): fremd, strangeling; see also Thesaurus:outcast

See also

• barbarian