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
National security concerns were listed as another cause for rejection, with USDA research service employees instructed to ask if a foreigner could use the research against American farmers.
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Lisa Song, ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2026
But thanks to the postwar anti-alien hysteria and the deportation laws enacted during and soon after the First World War, the island’s business has become the expulsion of foreigners.
—Christine Smallwood, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
Jail for entrepreneurs The island’s business record includes several cases of Cuban entrepreneurs — some of whom had returned to the island from the United States — and foreigners who have been convicted under Cuban law.
—Sarah Moreno
updated March 24, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2026
The area where Gracey went out is a stretch of beach with several restaurants and nightclubs that are frequented by locals and foreigners.
—ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
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Lisa Song, ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2026
But thanks to the postwar anti-alien hysteria and the deportation laws enacted during and soon after the First World War, the island’s business has become the expulsion of foreigners.
—Christine Smallwood, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
Jail for entrepreneurs The island’s business record includes several cases of Cuban entrepreneurs — some of whom had returned to the island from the United States — and foreigners who have been convicted under Cuban law.
—Sarah Moreno
updated March 24, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2026
The area where Gracey went out is a stretch of beach with several restaurants and nightclubs that are frequented by locals and foreigners.
—ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foreigner
stranger
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Something as small as a kind word to a stranger can be as impactful as any headlining performance.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
27 Mar. 2026
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The physical sensation of moving together, of being carried along in the same direction as thousands of strangers, turned background noise into shared experience.—
Yook JiHun,
Popular Science,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Foreigner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foreigner. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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