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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Recent Examples of foreigner
Magnifying the loss is the government’s hostility to foreigners, especially Chinese.
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David G. Victor, Foreign Affairs, 28 May 2025
Learning from Thao has helped Phan grow his social media following and his business, though his clients are still mostly foreigners.
—Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2025
These foreigners did not seek or apply for asylum; it was voluntarily offered by the administration.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 May 2025
At the top of the list: the potential for foreigners to buy access to the sitting president, something the US Constitution explicitly prohibits.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 22 May 2025
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David G. Victor, Foreign Affairs, 28 May 2025
Learning from Thao has helped Phan grow his social media following and his business, though his clients are still mostly foreigners.
—Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2025
These foreigners did not seek or apply for asylum; it was voluntarily offered by the administration.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 May 2025
At the top of the list: the potential for foreigners to buy access to the sitting president, something the US Constitution explicitly prohibits.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 22 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foreigner
stranger
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Even people who have never seen the picture may know about its opening sequence, in which Drew Barrymore answers a phone call from a horror movie-loving stranger, which leads into the story's first diabolical kill.—
Jordan Hoffman,
EW.com,
6 June 2025
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On his porch stand a boy and a girl he at first mistakes for strangers.—
Leigh Haber,
Los Angeles Times,
6 June 2025
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“Foreigner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foreigner. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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