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Synonyms for outlander


Grammar : Noun
Spell : out-lan-der
Phonetic Transcription : ˈaʊtˌlæn dər



Définition of outlander

Origin :
  • 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.
  • noun foreigner
Example sentences :
  • The outlander's lidless eyes were filmed with a gray membrane.
  • Extract from : « The Great Dome on Mercury » by Arthur Leo Zagat
  • We are not happy with the rule of this outlander who has forced himself into power.
  • Extract from : « The Best Made Plans » by Everett B. Cole
  • He was indeed an outlander, but yet a Thibetan in language, habit and attire.
  • Extract from : « The Works of Rudyard Kipling: One Volume Edition » by Rudyard Kipling
  • I mean juice up an outlander so he can enjoy the pleasures of your world?
  • Extract from : « Deathworld » by Harry Harrison
  • To them he appeared as an outlander, and yet he was, withal, so intensely Swedish.
  • Extract from : « August Strindberg, the Spirit of Revolt » by L. (Lizzy) Lind-af-Hageby
  • He bitterly decided that the folks were lining up against the outlander.
  • Extract from : « When Egypt Went Broke » by Holman Day
  • Because he was an outlander he was easily persuaded to swear to Kiartan's death.
  • Extract from : « The Story of Rolf and the Viking's Bow » by Allen French
  • He knew from the foreign swagger of his clothes that the man was an outlander.
  • Extract from : « The Wolf Cub » by Patrick Casey
  • Otherwise your Britisher does not bother himself with what the outlander may or may not do.
  • Extract from : « Europe Revised » by Irvin S. Cobb
  • Let the outlander come hither that he may see the work of the Black Ones.
  • Extract from : « The People of the Crater » by Andrew North

Antonyms for outlander

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