outlanders

noun

plural of outlander
as in foreigners
a person who is not native to or known to a community although we have lived in the village for years, to the natives whose families have been here for generations, we are still outlanders

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  1. foreigners
  2. strangers
  3. aliens
Noun
  • Hypocrites, humbugs, Germans, Jews, Yankees, foreigners, Park Laners, cosmopolitan riffraff.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 July 2026
  • The push to bring more foreigners to the city comes after Dubai hit a record-breaking number of visitors last year (and in 2023 and 2024).
    — Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of foreigners
Noun
  • Personally, my worst nightmare would be traveling with one of my best friends and a bunch of strangers, to me, who have these deep histories to the friend.
    — Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 22 July 2026
  • When scientists temporarily disabled mole-rats’ olfactory sensory neurons with chemicals, the aggression towards strangers disappeared.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 21 July 2026
Definition of strangers
Noun
  • Once again, we’re shown Blunt’s character being hijacked by aliens mid-weather report, uttering an alien language of clicks and pops.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 27 May 2026
Definition of aliens
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