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outworlder

/aʊtˈwɜɹldəɹ/

outworlder noun: one who comes from another planet, or from a society so culturally foreign as to be a different world.

Noun

outworlder (plural outworlders)

  1. One who comes from another planet, or from a society so culturally foreign as to be a different world.
    • It is a thing no outworlder may know except those very few who have been involved.1967, “Amok Time”, in Star Trek: The Original Series, season 2, spoken by Spock (Leonard Nimoy)
    • He speaks with the outworlder tongue!
      What else were you expecting from a male, sister Dykstra?1995, Among Friends And Enemies, Part 3: The Magical Mystery Tour (Gen13), volume 2, number 3 (comic), page 19
  2. Extraterrestrial.

Forms of outworlder

pluraloutworlders

Origin of outworlder

From outworld + -er.

Questions about outworlder

What does outworlder mean?
Outworlder means one who comes from another planet, or from a society so culturally foreign as to be a different world.
What part of speech is outworlder?
Outworlder is a noun.
How do you pronounce outworlder?
Outworlder is pronounced /aʊtˈwɜɹldəɹ/ (US).
What is the plural of outworlder?
The plural of outworlder is outworlders.

Words near outworlder in the dictionary

  1. outworkers
  2. outworking
  3. outworkings
  4. outworks
  5. outworld
  6. outworlder
  7. outworlders
  8. outworlds
  9. outworn
  10. outworth
  11. outworthed

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