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blow-in
noun[ C ]
uk /ˈbləʊ.ɪn/ us /ˈbloʊ.ɪn/
often disapproving
a person, usually from a city, who goes to live in a smaller town or village:
They want to keep out the blow-ins and have homes occupied all year round by citizens who will involve themselves in the community.
A lot of us were blow-ins from the big city.
He said it only seemed fair that the needs of locals should be answered ahead of blow-ins.
Poets, painters, and those in search of an alternative lifestyle are drawn to this part of Ireland, and to locals they are known as "the blow-ins".
He admits he's a blow-in, saying "Nobody really comes from around here."
Everyone in Cornwall has been kind to us since we came here, and I feel very grateful to them for their acceptance of us "blow-ins".
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