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
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Littleton, like many foreigners, is trying to leave Israel as soon as possible.
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Lauren Breedlove, Outside, 3 Mar. 2026
Masinsin added without elaborating that two of those onboard were foreigners, including one of the two who died.
—ABC News, 3 Mar. 2026
Littleton, like many foreigners, is trying to leave Israel as soon as possible.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2026
He was disappointed in the displays from other nations, finding that the foreigners didn’t look foreign enough.
—Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
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“Foreigner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foreigner. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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foreigner
noun
for·eign·er
ˈfȯr-ə-nər
ˈfär-
: a person who is from a foreign country
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