off the boat
- immigrantOne who resettles abroad
- newcomerRecent arrival somewhere
- arrivalAct of reaching destination
- dockedFastened at harbor
- disembarkExit a vehicle
fresh · foreigner · greenhorn · naive · Ellis Island · harbor · ship · voyage · stranger · migrant · passport · customs · shores · homeland · accent · journey · steerage · refugee
assimilation/cultural integration
off the boatassimilated
Absorbed into a whole
Americanized · acculturated · integrated · naturalized · established
nativity/origin status
off the boatnative-born
Born in referenced place
homegrown · native son · born and raised · local · indigenous
experience/sophistication
off the boatstreet-smart
Urban survival instincts
savvy · worldly · seasoned · been around the block · old hand