stranger; person from another place
Refers to someone from a different country or region; somewhat formal or literary. Not an everyday word for 'foreigner' (see 外国人).
In the village, they were curious about the stranger from another place.
He was treated coldly as an outsider from another land.
Formed from 他国 “another country or region” and 者, read もの, “person,” denoting someone from elsewhere.