native; local person
Refers to a person who is originally from or lives in a particular place, often contrasted with outsiders or tourists.
With a local guide, the tourists visited a remote area.
He is not a native, so he is not familiar with the local customs.
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.