An American colloquial term for a person who is visiting or living in a state other than their own home state.
An American colloquial term for a person who is visiting or living in a state other than their own home state. Typically used by locals to distinguish residents from temporary visitors, especially in contexts like tourism, traffic, elections, and taxes. The term can carry a mildly dismissive tone depending on context — locals might use it to explain unfamiliar behavior or excuse someone's ignorance of local customs, laws, or geography.
The ranger could tell the hikers were out-of-staters the moment they asked if they needed a permit.
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(US) Someone from a different state.
(US, chiefly, Minnesota) Someone from outstate (the part of a state outside the major metropolitan areas).
(not comparable) Available to individuals from another state; available to individuals not from the current or relevant state.
Of, pertaining to, or originating in another state.
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(US) A person visiting a state.
"out-of-stater" means: A person visiting a state.. This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.
"out-of-stater" means: A person visiting a state.. Register: neutral, standard English, usable in most everyday contexts. Note the regional or dialect label (US) — usage may sound odd outside that variety. A common non-native mistake is to use the word in the wrong register, or to assume one fixed meaning when it is actually polysemous; always check the surrounding register and the audience before producing it yourself. In formal writing, prefer a neutral synonym or a short descriptive phrase, and use this word only when you have heard or read it being used naturally in a comparable context.
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