"outlander" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: outlanders [plural]
Etymology: From outland + -er. In certain uses, influenced by or a calque of the Dutch uitlander or Afrikaans uitlander. Also cognate with German Ausländer, Swedish utlänning and Danish udlænding. Doublet of uitlander. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|outland|-er|id2=inhabitant}} outland + -er, {{der|en|nl|uitlander}} Dutch uitlander, {{der|en|af|uitlander}} Afrikaans uitlander, {{cog|de|Ausländer}} German Ausländer, {{cog|sv|utlänning}} Swedish utlänning, {{cog|da|udlænding}} Danish udlænding, {{dbt|en|uitlander}} Doublet of uitlander Head templates: {{en-noun}} outlander (plural outlanders)
  1. A foreigner or alien. Synonyms (foreigner): outcomeling
    Sense id: en-outlander-en-noun-KbRByb6u Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (inhabitant), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 90 10 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (inhabitant): 73 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 93 7 Disambiguation of 'foreigner': 66 34
  2. A stranger or outsider. Categories (topical): People Synonyms (outsider): fremd
    Sense id: en-outlander-en-noun-65sQHsxx Disambiguation of People: 43 57 Disambiguation of 'outsider': 26 74
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: outener, peregrine [dated], foreigner, strangeling, outcast Related terms: barbarian

Inflected forms

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