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out-of-towner en · NOUN

Etymology

From out of town + -er.

Meanings

  1. A person who is visiting a town (or city).
    • One night in a disco on the outskirts of Frisco / I was cruising with my favorite gang / The place was so boring filled with out-of-towners touring / I knew that it wasn't my thing 1979, Sister Sledge, “He's the Greatest Dancer”, in We Are Family:
    • He and Kravitz may have to engage in a few too many convenient exchanges complaining about Giuliani-era gentrification, but their chemistry is palpable, and so are their differing levels of New Yorkiness, as she playfully ribs his mama’s-boy out-of-towner vibe. 2025 August 27, Jesse Hassenger, “Caught Stealing is Darren Aronofsky's funniest film, even if it still turns bleak”, in AV Club, archived from the original on 28 Aug 2025:

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