hinterlander
Lives beyond cities
A hinterlander is someone from the hinterland—the remote, rural areas far from cities and coasts.
The term often carries connotations of provincialism or unfamiliarity with urban sophistication: The delegates from the capital looked down on the hinterlanders.
It can be neutral or mildly dismissive depending on context.
One who resides somewhere
- inhabitantOne who resides somewhere
- localOf this area
- nativeOriginating from a place
- denizenOne who inhabits
villager · townsfolk · community · folk · population · countryman · indigene · settler
Person from same nation
- rusticRural and unrefined
- provincialRegional or narrow-minded
- peasantLow-status agricultural laborer
- farmerOne who cultivates land
villager · pastoral · agricultural · bucolic · countryside · farmland · homestead · smallholder
Complete separation from others
- seclusionVoluntary withdrawal from society
- solitudeState of being alone
- backwoodsRemote, undeveloped rural area
- boondocksRemote rural areas
wilds · outback · inaccessible · backcountry · beyond · periphery · margin · fringe
Early explorer or settler
- settlerOne who colonizes territory
- homesteaderOne who settles wilderness land
- frontiersmanSettler of wild borders
- trailblazerFirst to forge ahead
outpost · colonist · bushman · pathfinder · explorer · squatter · backwoodsman · wilderness
dweller
One who resides somewhere
- inhabitantOne who resides somewhere
- localOf this area
- nativeOriginating from a place
denizen · villager · townsfolk · community · folk · population · countryman · indigene · settler · occupant
countryman
Person from same nation
- rusticRural and unrefined
- provincialRegional or narrow-minded
- peasantLow-status agricultural laborer
farmer · villager · pastoral · agricultural · bucolic · countryside · farmland · homestead · smallholder · yokel
isolation
Complete separation from others
- seclusionVoluntary withdrawal from society
- solitudeState of being alone
- backwoodsRemote, undeveloped rural area
boondocks · wilds · outback · inaccessible · backcountry · beyond · periphery · margin · fringe · interior
pioneer
Early explorer or settler
- settlerOne who colonizes territory
- homesteaderOne who settles wilderness land
- frontiersmanSettler of wild borders
trailblazer · outpost · colonist · bushman · pathfinder · explorer · squatter · backwoodsman · wilderness · territory
hinterlandercity dweller
Urban area inhabitant
urbanite · metropolitan · city slicker · townie · cosmopolitan
hinterlandercosmopolite
Citizen of everywhere
cosmopolitan · sophisticate · metropolitan · man of the world · woman of the world