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- noun science fiction, fantasy One who is not from the local
planet /world /plane /dimension /universe .
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Examples
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Liz, however, was immune thanks to her unique physiology—a few gifts passed down from an off-worlder somewhere deep in her family tree.
The Darkest Edge of Dawn Kelly Gay 2010
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Clairvoyants, mediums, shamans … The Madigan bunch, however, had the distinction of having not one off-worlder ancestor which was rare in itself, but two—a Charbydon and an Elysian.
The Darkest Edge of Dawn Kelly Gay 2010
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Liz, however, was immune thanks to her unique physiology—a few gifts passed down from an off-worlder somewhere deep in her family tree.
The Darkest Edge of Dawn Kelly Gay 2010
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His off-worlder clothing — closefit pants, shirt and vest, laced boots — did little to mask the hard, lean contours of his body.
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Liz, however, was immune thanks to her unique physiology—a few gifts passed down from an off-worlder somewhere deep in her family tree.
The Darkest Edge of Dawn Kelly Gay 2010
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Clairvoyants, mediums, shamans … The Madigan bunch, however, had the distinction of having not one off-worlder ancestor which was rare in itself, but two—a Charbydon and an Elysian.
The Darkest Edge of Dawn Kelly Gay 2010
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Clairvoyants, mediums, shamans … The Madigan bunch, however, had the distinction of having not one off-worlder ancestor which was rare in itself, but two—a Charbydon and an Elysian.
The Darkest Edge of Dawn Kelly Gay 2010
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In the hospital, Spur uses their advanced "tell" communications device (such an off-putting device to have on a Luddite world!) and catches the attention of off-worlder High Gregory, who soon arrives with a contingent to set things straight in Spur's farming village.
[UPDATED] REVIEW: 2006 Nebula Award Short Fiction Nominees 2007
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In the hospital, Spur uses their advanced "tell" communications device (such an off-putting device to have on a Luddite world!) and catches the attention of off-worlder High Gregory, who soon arrives with a contingent to set things straight in Spurs farming village.
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In the hospital, Spur uses their advanced "tell" communications device (such an off-putting device to have on a Luddite world!) and catches the attention of off-worlder High Gregory, who soon arrives with a contingent to set things straight in Spurs farming village.
REVIEW: The Year's Best Science Fiction # 23 edited by Gardner Dozois 2006
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