off-worlder
nounUK /ˌɒfˈwɜːldə/ · US /ˈɔfˈwɜɹldəɹ/
Etymology From off-world (adjective) + -er (suffix denoting a person characterized by [the adjective to which the suffix is attached]).
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Fantasy, Literature, Media, Publishing, Science fiction 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:
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- TRAVEL ADVISORY: Korlus ranks second in murder per capita in the Terminus Systems and first in offworlder murder. Civilian traffic is encouraged to employ security professionals when visiting.2010, BioWare, Mass Effect 2, Redwood City, Calif.: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Korlus:
- Related terms
- worlder