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

Mali is one of the world’s great musical cradles, and its sounds have been beguiling foreigners ever since the medieval explorer Ibn Battuta provided the only surviving eyewitness account of the empire. —Eliot Stein, Rolling Stone, 9 Dec. 2024

Exporters because the dollar will be stronger and foreigners will retaliate. —Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024

Portugal’s Golden Visa program, for instance, once allowed foreigners to gain long-term residence by purchasing property for as little as $250,000 while only needing to be in the country two weeks a year. —Laura Begley Bloom, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024

The exact number of foreigners living in Spain illegally is not clear. —Suman Naishadham, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing foreigner

• anti-foreigner

Kids Definition

foreigner

noun

for·​eign·​er ˈfȯr-ə-nər 

ˈfär-

: a person who is from a foreign country