out-of-stater

noun

out-of-stat·​er

-ātə-

plural -s

1

: a visitor from another state

2

: a person whose legal domicile is in one state but who lives for an extended time in another state (as to attend college)

Word History

Etymology

from the phrase out of state + -er entry 2

First Known Use

1937, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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