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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The Llano County Courthouse and Red Top Jail—a four-story Romanesque Revival structure that last operated as a jail in 1982—are must-visits for out-of-towners.
—Lauren Jones, Southern Living, 16 Aug. 2025
Now, nearly a decade later, that early vision of a resort hotel that would cater, first and foremost to the casino’s high rollers, devoted players and out-of-towners, has arrived.
—Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
Or if some out-of-towner blows up a factory with her stuff in it.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2025
An out-of-towner is accused of using movie-prop fake bills to buy $160,000 in jewelry from a Downtown Crossing shop.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 13 Aug. 2025
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Lauren Jones, Southern Living, 16 Aug. 2025
Now, nearly a decade later, that early vision of a resort hotel that would cater, first and foremost to the casino’s high rollers, devoted players and out-of-towners, has arrived.
—Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
Or if some out-of-towner blows up a factory with her stuff in it.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2025
An out-of-towner is accused of using movie-prop fake bills to buy $160,000 in jewelry from a Downtown Crossing shop.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 13 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for out-of-towner
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“Out-of-towner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/out-of-towner. Accessed 28 Aug. 2025.
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