as in stranger
a person who is not native to or known to a community
I can tell by your accent you're a foreigner in these parts
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But the president has always believed, contrary to evidence, that foreigners pay tariffs and that raising our tariffs brings other countries’ ...
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Caroline Downey, National Review, 27 Mar. 2025
Among them is the possibility that four Eastern Caribbean nations which allow foreigners to obtain passports by investing in their countries could have their nationals banned from visiting the United States.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2025
The act prohibited individuals and companies from prepaying, assisting, or encouraging the immigration of contract workers—in other words, foreigners immigrating under contracts or agreements to work in the United States and its territories.
— Made By History, Time, 26 Mar. 2025
Golden visa programs offer foreigners a fast-track route to residency and sometimes even second citizenship in countries such as Portugal, Greece, Italy, and Malta.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 20 Mar. 2025
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Caroline Downey, National Review, 27 Mar. 2025
Among them is the possibility that four Eastern Caribbean nations which allow foreigners to obtain passports by investing in their countries could have their nationals banned from visiting the United States.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2025
The act prohibited individuals and companies from prepaying, assisting, or encouraging the immigration of contract workers—in other words, foreigners immigrating under contracts or agreements to work in the United States and its territories.
— Made By History, Time, 26 Mar. 2025
Golden visa programs offer foreigners a fast-track route to residency and sometimes even second citizenship in countries such as Portugal, Greece, Italy, and Malta.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 20 Mar. 2025
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“Foreigner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foreigner. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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