out-of-towner

noun

out-of-town·er ˌau̇t-əv-ˈtau̇-nər

: a visitor to a town or city from another place : someone from out of town

… nobody likes an out-of-towner who comes in and acts like a know-it-all.—

Jon Margolis

The city is quite warm and springlike on this February afternoon, and it seems to be full of out-of-towners who have drifted in for the Washington's Birthday weekend.—

E. B. White

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Need help explaining to out-of-towners how to pronounce Louisville? —

The Courier-Journal, 4 Nov. 2024 The annual chef’s competition brings out some of the best Vail has to offer—with a few out-of-towners tossed in. —

Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024 When entertaining out-of-towners: Take a ferry ride to Bainbridge Island and head to Cafe Hitchcock. —

Melissa Santos, Axios, 23 Oct. 2024 With food and labor costs on the rise and staff retention a perpetual challenge, the economics of keeping alive a tradition of giving out free food may not make sense to out-of-towners, but these New Orleanians say: that’s not really the point. —

Joshua Carlucci, Southern Living, 14 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for out-of-towner