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
E. B. WhiteExamples of out-of-towner in a Sentence
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With food and labor costs on the rise and staff retention a perpetual challenge, the economics of keeping alive a tradition of giving out free food may not make sense to out-of-towners, but these New Orleanians say: that’s not really the point.
—Joshua Carlucci, Southern Living, 14 Oct. 2024
In any normal year, the Blue Ridge Parkway would be clogged with leaf peepers right about now — out-of-towners from Charlotte to the Triangle and beyond, all there to feast on a changing landscape of red, orange and yellow against a backdrop of mountains.
—Katie Peralta Soloff, Axios, 10 Oct. 2024
In the 1989 spring session, the speaker pulled off one of Springfield’s all-time stunners — more consequential than the White Sox deal given that stadium funding was heavily tied to hotel taxes and other fees paid mostly by out-of-towners.
—Megan Crepeau, Chicago Tribune, 6 Oct. 2024
Gold Star For many out-of-towners, their first introduction to Cincinnati chili is at Skyline.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 2 Oct. 2024
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Joshua Carlucci, Southern Living, 14 Oct. 2024
In any normal year, the Blue Ridge Parkway would be clogged with leaf peepers right about now — out-of-towners from Charlotte to the Triangle and beyond, all there to feast on a changing landscape of red, orange and yellow against a backdrop of mountains.
—Katie Peralta Soloff, Axios, 10 Oct. 2024
In the 1989 spring session, the speaker pulled off one of Springfield’s all-time stunners — more consequential than the White Sox deal given that stadium funding was heavily tied to hotel taxes and other fees paid mostly by out-of-towners.
—Megan Crepeau, Chicago Tribune, 6 Oct. 2024
Gold Star For many out-of-towners, their first introduction to Cincinnati chili is at Skyline.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Out-of-towner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/out-of-towner. Accessed 25 Oct. 2024.
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