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off-worlder

Syllables: off-world·er/ˌɒfˈwɜːldə/US/ˈɔfˈwɜɹldəɹ/

off-worlder noun: one who is not from the local world (whether a dimension, plane, planet, or universe); an alien.

Noun

off-worlder (plural off-worlders)

  1. One who is not from the local world (whether a dimension, plane, planet, or universe); an alien.
    • So? On your world you do as custom rules. Customs are different here, off-worlder.1955, Andre Norton [pseudonym; Alice Mary Norton], “Classic move to Disaster”, in Star Guard, New York, N.Y.: Harcourt, Brace and Company, →OCLC, page 58
    • The distinguished scientist, winner of the Seo Oren Prize for service to all nations through science, has accepted a professorship at Ieu Eun University, an honor never before accorded to an off-worlder.1974, Ursula K[roeber] Le Guin, chapter 3, in The Dispossessed, New York, N.Y.: Avon Books, published July 1975, →ISBN, page 63

Forms of off-worlder

pluraloff-worlders
alternative formoffworlder
alternative formoff worlder

Origin of off-worlder

From off-world (adjective) + -er (suffix denoting a person characterized by [the adjective to which the suffix is attached]).

Questions about off-worlder

What does off-worlder mean?
Off-worlder means one who is not from the local world (whether a dimension, plane, planet, or universe); an alien.
What part of speech is off-worlder?
Off-worlder is a noun.
How do you pronounce off-worlder?
Off-worlder is pronounced /ˌɒfˈwɜːldə/ (UK).
What is the plural of off-worlder?
The plural of off-worlder is off-worlders.

Words near off-worlder in the dictionary

  1. off-white
  2. off-whites
  3. off-width
  4. off-wiki
  5. off-world
  6. off-worlder
  7. off-worlders
  8. off.
  9. offa
  10. Offa's Dyke
  11. offal

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