out-of-towner

noun

out-of-town·​er ˌau̇t-əv-ˈtau̇-nər How to pronounce out-of-towner (audio)
: 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
The 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

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Need help explaining to out-of-towners how to pronounce Louisville? The Courier-Journal, 4 Nov. 2024 The annual chef’s competition brings out some of the best Vail has to offer—with a few out-of-towners tossed in. Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024 When entertaining out-of-towners: Take a ferry ride to Bainbridge Island and head to Cafe Hitchcock. Melissa Santos, Axios, 23 Oct. 2024 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 See all Example Sentences for out-of-towner 

Word History

First Known Use

1911, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of out-of-towner was in 1911

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“Out-of-towner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/out-of-towner. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.

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