outlander
Person from elsewhere
An outlander is someone from elsewhere—a foreigner, stranger, or person from a different region.
The word carries a slight sense of otherness or not belonging: The villagers distrusted outlanders.
It appears in fantasy settings where isolated communities view outsiders with suspicion.
Less common than foreigner or outsider in everyday speech.
One living abroad permanently
- immigrantOne who resettles abroad
- emigrantPerson resettling in another nation
- nonnativeNot indigenous to a place
- transplantMove tissue between bodies
settler · newcomer · visa · passport · citizenship · naturalization · assimilation · diaspora
Banishment from homeland
- refugeePerson fleeing danger abroad
- fugitiveOne fleeing authorities
- evacueeOne moved from danger
- castawayShipwrecked and stranded person
defector · expellee · émigré · stateless · deportee · displaced · exodus · banished
One excluded from group
- unfamiliarNot previously known
- unknownNot yet discovered
- interloperOne who enters uninvited
- newcomerRecent arrival somewhere
intruder · unacquainted · foreign · misfit · oddity · enigma · aloof · detached
Rootless, roving person
- nomadicWithout fixed residence
- caravanTraveling group with goods
- BedouinMiddle Eastern nomadic herder
- TuaregSaharan Berber ethnic group
pastoralist · yurt · herder · steppe · migration · horseback · camel · roamer
Being from outer space
- martianNative of fourth planet
- spaceshipVehicle for interplanetary travel
- cosmicPertaining to the universe
- interstellarBetween celestial bodies
sci-fi · spacecraft · otherworldly · starship · galactic · xenomorph · invasion · abductee
One who investigates unfamiliar regions
- journeyerOne who travels far
- voyagerLong-distance journey taker
- backpackerTraveler carrying supplies
- globetrotterFrequent international voyager
adventurer · wanderlust · pilgrim · tourist · expedition · trekker · sightseer · wayfarer
Far away or aloof
- farawayAt great distance
- mysteriousBeyond easy comprehension
- unfamiliarNot previously known
- strangeUnusual or unfamiliar
curious · intriguing · beyond · frontier · uncharted · remote · hinterland
expatriate
One living abroad permanently
- immigrantOne who resettles abroad
- emigrantPerson resettling in another nation
- nonnativeNot indigenous to a place
transplant · settler · newcomer · visa · passport · citizenship · naturalization · assimilation · diaspora · integration
exile
Banishment from homeland
castaway · defector · expellee · émigré · stateless · deportee · displaced · exodus · banished · uprooted
outsider
One excluded from group
- unfamiliarNot previously known
- unknownNot yet discovered
- interloperOne who enters uninvited
newcomer · intruder · unacquainted · foreign · misfit · oddity · enigma · aloof · detached · mysterious
wanderer
Rootless, roving person
Tuareg · pastoralist · yurt · herder · steppe · migration · horseback · camel · roamer · drifter
extraterrestrial
Being from outer space
- martianNative of fourth planet
- spaceshipVehicle for interplanetary travel
- cosmicPertaining to the universe
interstellar · sci-fi · spacecraft · otherworldly · starship · galactic · xenomorph · invasion · abductee · visitor
explorer
One who investigates unfamiliar regions
- journeyerOne who travels far
- voyagerLong-distance journey taker
- backpackerTraveler carrying supplies
globetrotter · adventurer · wanderlust · pilgrim · tourist · expedition · trekker · sightseer · wayfarer · roamer
distant
Far away or aloof
- farawayAt great distance
- mysteriousBeyond easy comprehension
- unfamiliarNot previously known
strange · curious · intriguing · beyond · frontier · uncharted · remote · hinterland
- outsidersoutcast, outsider, outcasts, pariah, misfit
- foreignersimmigrant, immigrants, migrant, expats, non-native
outlandernative
Originating from a place
local · resident · inhabitant · native-born · citizen