outlander
pronunciation
How to pronounce outlander in British English:
UK ['aʊtˌlændə]
How to pronounce outlander in American English:
US ['aʊtˌlændə]
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- Noun:
- a person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country
Word Origin
- outlander (n.)
- 1590s, "foreigner," from outland (see outlandish) + -er (1). Probably on model of Dutch uitlander, German ausländer. In South African English it had a specific sense of "not of Boer birth" (1892) and was a loan-translation of S.African Dutch uitlander.
Example
- 1. A dark-haired female human who was known to frequent the outlander club prior to the clone wars .
- 2. A human female spotted in the outlander club the night obi-wan kenobi and anakin skywalker apprehended zam wesell .
- 3. Now a " lieutenant " ( or so his rank piping indicated ) , faytonni and med-beq hit the outlander club , looking for marks and entertainment .