outlanders
Visitors from afar
Outlanders are people from elsewhere—strangers, foreigners, or those who come from outside a particular region or community.
The term carries a sense of otherness and unfamiliarity: The mountain village was suspicious of outlanders.
It appears in fantasy literature and historical contexts where insular communities view outsiders with wariness or hostility.
One excluded from group
- strangerPerson not yet known
- newcomerRecent arrival somewhere
- intruderUnauthorized person present
- pariahRejected, shunned person
misfit · loner · outcast · reject · alienation · isolation · displacement · unfamiliarity
One who resettles abroad
- expatriateOne living abroad permanently
- emigrantPerson resettling in another nation
- refugeePerson fleeing danger abroad
- sojournerOne dwelling temporarily
nonnative · visitor · settler · colonist · transplant · deportee · migrant · diaspora
Not previously known
- foreignFrom another nation
- alienNon-native being
- strangeUnusual or unfamiliar
- unknownNot yet discovered
mysterious · distant · faraway · otherworldly · bizarre · curious · peculiar · novel
One pursuing exciting exploits
- explorerOne who investigates unfamiliar regions
- pioneerEarly explorer or settler
- trailblazerFirst to forge ahead
- voyagerLong-distance journey taker
trekker · pathfinder · scout · discoverer · navigator · expedition · frontiersman · wayfarer
outsider
One excluded from group
pariah · misfit · loner · outcast · reject · alienation · isolation · displacement · unfamiliarity · exclusion
immigrant
One who resettles abroad
- expatriateOne living abroad permanently
- emigrantPerson resettling in another nation
- refugeePerson fleeing danger abroad
sojourner · nonnative · visitor · settler · colonist · transplant · deportee · migrant · diaspora · exile
unfamiliar
Not previously known
unknown · mysterious · distant · faraway · otherworldly · bizarre · curious · peculiar · novel · intriguing
adventurer
One pursuing exciting exploits
- explorerOne who investigates unfamiliar regions
- pioneerEarly explorer or settler
- trailblazerFirst to forge ahead
voyager · trekker · pathfinder · scout · discoverer · navigator · expedition · frontiersman · wayfarer · journeyer
- rural peoplefarmer, villagers, farmhand, farmworker, farmers
outlandersnatives
Original local population
locals · nationals · indigenous people · native-born · aboriginals