(UK) A newcomer to a place.
Similarly, there is jokey talk of the possibility of dynamiting offcomer homes in the village (just as the Welsh have done to English cottagers), and of beating up any offcomer who tells tales about Wanet to other offcomers
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UK and Irish slang — Cockney, Scouse, Geordie, Yorkshire, Glaswegian, Brummie, Welsh, West Country, plus Irish English. Centuries of regional dialects feeding into modern British and Irish street talk.
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(Yorkshire) Someone not from the area; an incomer, an outsider.
(US, Virginia, colloquial) A recent arrival to a place; a person who has only lately come to live in the area.
(UK, dialectal, chiefly, Scotland) An apology; excuse.
(Australia, New Zealand, informal) A partner, assistant, or deputy.
(Australia, chiefly, dated, mildly, derogatory) A newly arrived and inexperienced immigrant; a newcomer.