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
  • Flores had captained one of two Ecuadorian fishing crews who say their boats were sunk in an unexplained attack involving small, explosive-laden rotor drones launched by armed foreigners in March.
    — Michael Rios, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The president also has deflected criticism of their impact on consumer prices by claiming erroneously that foreigners pay for them.
    — Kent Jones, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of foreigners
Noun
  • What strikes him is that the app users aren't always strangers lurking in the dark corners of the web.
    — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Meanwhile, Nolan’s father, Elmore Wonsley said his grieving family has also received online attacks — including a sudden barrage of negative reviews against his wife, a nurse practitioner, and vitriol from strangers.
    — Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 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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