out-of-towner
noun
out-of-town·er
ˌau̇t-əv-ˈtau̇-nər 
: a visitor to a town or city from another place : someone from out of town
… nobody likes an out-of-towner who comes in and acts like a know-it-all.—
Jon Margolis
Jon MargolisThe city is quite warm and springlike on this February afternoon, and it seems to be full of out-of-towners who have drifted in for the Washington's Birthday weekend.—E. B. White
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Check out the website for tickets, season pass information and options for places to stay for out-of-towners.
—Katie Black, Charlotte Observer, 27 June 2025
The film winds to a close with the police chief and the biologist, the two out-of-towners, triumphantly swimming to shore as the sun rises on a new Amity, replacing Benchley’s original paean to the virtuous American worker with the film’s implicit antipopulism.
—Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 26 June 2025
Elsewhere, as the city descends into chaos, a less well-rounded subplot sees Dre’s pregnant wife Lizzy (Riki Lindhome) desperately making her way to the bar, with the help of a transgender out-of-towner (Eve Lindley).
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 10 June 2025
The area has also become a hotbed of rock climbing, and the most popular crag for out-of-towners is Stone Fort, a bouldering area 20 miles north of downtown with 400 problems on high quality sandstone.
—Ryan Krogh, Outside Online, 3 June 2025
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Katie Black, Charlotte Observer, 27 June 2025
The film winds to a close with the police chief and the biologist, the two out-of-towners, triumphantly swimming to shore as the sun rises on a new Amity, replacing Benchley’s original paean to the virtuous American worker with the film’s implicit antipopulism.
—Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 26 June 2025
Elsewhere, as the city descends into chaos, a less well-rounded subplot sees Dre’s pregnant wife Lizzy (Riki Lindhome) desperately making her way to the bar, with the help of a transgender out-of-towner (Eve Lindley).
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 10 June 2025
The area has also become a hotbed of rock climbing, and the most popular crag for out-of-towners is Stone Fort, a bouldering area 20 miles north of downtown with 400 problems on high quality sandstone.
—Ryan Krogh, Outside Online, 3 June 2025
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“Out-of-towner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/out-of-towner. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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