noun
native; local person
Refers to a person who is originally from or lives in a particular place, often contrasted with outsiders or tourists.
現地人の案内で、観光客は秘境を訪れた。
With a local guide, the tourists visited a remote area.
彼は現地人ではないので、土地の習慣に詳しくない。
He is not a native, so he is not familiar with the local customs.
Loanword from English, often used for 'native speaker' or in casual contexts; 現地人 is more specifically about geographical origin.
Compound of 現地 (genchi, 'the place in question') and 人 (jin, 'person'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word follows a common Sino-Japanese pattern for denoting people of a certain place.