blow-in

See also: blowin'

English

Noun

blow-in (plural blow-ins)

1. (Ireland, Australia) Someone who has only recently arrived in an area or community; a newcomer.
   • 2022, Liam McIlvanney, The Heretic, page 389:

     This had been her local when she worked in Central. All the waitresses knew her by name. Now she was a blow-in.

   • 2023 August 5, Lauren Murphy, quoting Lisa Fukuda, “Sounds of Achill”, in Irish Independent Magazine, page 11:

     Maybe it's none of my business as a blow-in, but I loved helping someone local, in return for what I have been given by the people of Achill over the last 25 years.

Synonyms

• come-here, comeling, newling, offcomer; see also Thesaurus:newcomer

Anagrams

• Bowlin, Wilbon, inblow