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  • noun Plural form of offworlder.
  • noun Alternative spelling of off-worlders.

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Examples

  • I hate ta THINK about what kind o' crap the offworlders get.

    Down on the Pharm Hugh Barlow 2011

  • The Winters enjoy the technological benefits of the offworlders who visit during their time in power, but the Summers are a more spiritual people who do not share the Winters' interest in technology and are considered to be a rather primitive people by the Winters.

    Reviews of fantasy and science fiction books Kristen 2010

  • With the visitors having started their case most admirable for an urgent meeting with not just one but both Councils of Elders, the Borokii senior invited the four offworlders back to the meetinghouse.

    The Cat is a Metaphor 2010

  • "There was nothing for the offworlders to do but retire to the visitors" house.

    The Cat is a Metaphor 2010

  • He could not read their alien expressions, but those of their guides did not lead him to believe that the offworlders possessed some special magic that was going to enable them to fulfill the council's demand.

    The Cat is a Metaphor 2010

  • The Winters enjoy the technological benefits of the offworlders who visit during their time in power, but the Summers are a more spiritual people who do not share the Winters' interest in technology and are considered to be a rather primitive people by the Winters.

    Archive 2010-01-01 Kristen 2010

  • “The problem with you offworlders is that you are weakened by your pain,” said Sybok.

    Star Trek: Myriad Universes: Shattered Light David R. George III 2010

  • Nonetheless, with the help of Bayaar and others of the clan, the four offworlders managed to render themselves reasonably presentable.

    The Cat is a Metaphor 2010

  • “They want their world rid of the invading offworlders.”

    Star Trek: Myriad Universes: Shattered Light David R. George III 2010

  • As the designated official contact between the offworlders and the clan, Bayaar rode alongside the visitors.

    The Cat is a Metaphor 2010

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