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
But local business owners like Kaia Matheny are bracing for less foot traffic — and a financial hit — this year as tensions around trade and concerns about immigration policy push foreigners to reconsider the U.S. as a travel destination.
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Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 10 May 2025
Obtaining a permit to fly a drone in Nepal as a foreigner was a somewhat Kafkaesque exercise in patience.
—Ben Ayers, Outside Online, 6 May 2025
Trump and his accomplices claim the right to deport foreigners to a brutal prison in El Salvador without giving them any opportunity to challenge the grounds for their removal.
—Steve Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2025
And in one of its most aggressive moves yet, the administration detained and tried to deport several immigrants and foreigners who spoke out against Israel or participated in pro-Palestinain demonstrations on campus last year.
—Natalie Proulx, New York Times, 1 May 2025
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Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 10 May 2025
Obtaining a permit to fly a drone in Nepal as a foreigner was a somewhat Kafkaesque exercise in patience.
—Ben Ayers, Outside Online, 6 May 2025
Trump and his accomplices claim the right to deport foreigners to a brutal prison in El Salvador without giving them any opportunity to challenge the grounds for their removal.
—Steve Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2025
And in one of its most aggressive moves yet, the administration detained and tried to deport several immigrants and foreigners who spoke out against Israel or participated in pro-Palestinain demonstrations on campus last year.
—Natalie Proulx, New York Times, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foreigner
stranger
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The accidental killer of strangers who caused her harm?—
Sara Netzley,
EW.com,
26 May 2025
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Now, my devotion continues with her newest, Swept Away — a love story about two strangers who get stranded at sea together on a houseboat.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
People.com,
24 May 2025
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“Foreigner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foreigner. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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