foreigner

noun

for·​eign·​er ˈfȯr-ə-nər 

ˈfär-

1

: a person belonging to or owing allegiance to a foreign country

2

chiefly dialectal : one not native to a place or community : stranger sense 1c

Synonyms

• nonnative
• outlander
• outsider
• stranger

Examples of foreigner in a Sentence

I can tell by your accent you're a foreigner in these parts.

Recent Examples on the Web

Some foreigners have been jailed on lese majeste charges in the past, but the vast majority have been Thai. —Reuters, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025

For foreigners arriving to New Zealand for the first time, an evening or two in The Landing’s ultra-slick and sustainable Auckland property, Hotel Britomart helps one ease into the new time zone. —Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 29 Mar. 2025

Home to one of the world’s largest refugee populations – most of them from Afghanistan – Pakistan has not always welcomed the foreigners, subjecting them to hostile living conditions and threatening deportation over the years. —Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2025

Last year, the United States’ travel deficit was more than $51 billion, meaning Americans spent that much more abroad than foreigners visiting the U.S. spent, stripping out spending for medical and educational purposes, which still showed a deficit, according to Commerce Department data. —Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 28 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing foreigner

• anti-foreigner

Rhymes for foreigner

• coroner

Kids Definition

foreigner

noun

for·​eign·​er ˈfȯr-ə-nər 

ˈfär-

: a person who is from a foreign country