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
Examples of foreigner in a Sentence
I can tell by your accent you're a foreigner in these parts.
Recent Examples on the Web
American executives have been alarmed by China’s investigations of foreign firms, as well as the country’s broader rules against sharing data and information with foreigners.
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Ana Swanson, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2024
Around 250 Israelis and foreigners were taken hostage by the gunmen, who killed some 1,200 people, according to Israeli tallies, in the deadliest attack in Israel's history.
—James MacKenzie, USA TODAY, 25 Apr. 2024
An increase in the number of H-1B visas would encourage foreigners who earned engineering degrees in the U.S. to stay on after college.
—Journal Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2024
The number of foreigners has steadily increased since 2020.
—Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Apr. 2024
Launched in 2013, the program grants residency rights to foreigners who invest at least $541,250 (€500,000) in real estate in the country.
—Alex Wood Morton, Fortune Europe, 9 Apr. 2024
Section 702 permits the US government to wiretap communications between Americans and foreigners overseas.
—Dell Cameron, WIRED, 12 Apr. 2024
But because those foreigners often contact Americans, domestic data is also swept up in collection as well.
—Ken Tran, USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2024
It’s supposed to be used to spy on foreigners—NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden made sure the world knew about that use case—but White House privacy advisers made clear at the time that Americans’ communications are also often scooped up.
—David Meyer, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2024
Ana Swanson, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2024
Around 250 Israelis and foreigners were taken hostage by the gunmen, who killed some 1,200 people, according to Israeli tallies, in the deadliest attack in Israel's history.
—James MacKenzie, USA TODAY, 25 Apr. 2024
An increase in the number of H-1B visas would encourage foreigners who earned engineering degrees in the U.S. to stay on after college.
—Journal Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2024
The number of foreigners has steadily increased since 2020.
—Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Apr. 2024
Launched in 2013, the program grants residency rights to foreigners who invest at least $541,250 (€500,000) in real estate in the country.
—Alex Wood Morton, Fortune Europe, 9 Apr. 2024
Section 702 permits the US government to wiretap communications between Americans and foreigners overseas.
—Dell Cameron, WIRED, 12 Apr. 2024
But because those foreigners often contact Americans, domestic data is also swept up in collection as well.
—Ken Tran, USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2024
It’s supposed to be used to spy on foreigners—NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden made sure the world knew about that use case—but White House privacy advisers made clear at the time that Americans’ communications are also often scooped up.
—David Meyer, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2024
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“Foreigner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foreigner. Accessed 2 May. 2024.
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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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