uitlander

English

Etymology

Attested since 1890. From Afrikaans uitlander (“foreigner”), from Dutch uitlander (“foreigner”). Cognate and confluenced with outlander.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaɪtˌlæn dəɹ/

Noun

uitlander (plural uitlanders)

1. (South Africa) A foreigner; outlander.

Anagrams

• undertail, untrailed, untrialed

Dutch

Etymology

Equivalent to uitland (“foreign countries”) +‎ -er. Cognate with German Ausländer.

Noun

uitlander m (plural uitlanders, diminutive uitlandertje n, feminine uitlandse)

1. (historical) foreign settler in South Africa
2. (archaic) foreigner

   Synonyms: buitenlander, vreemdeling

Related terms

• uitland
• uitlandig

Descendants

• Afrikaans: uitlander
  • English: uitlander, outlander
• → Indonesian: amber (“non-Papuan settlers in Papua”)