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
That decade, Serie A loosened its prohibition on foreigners, setting quotas that allowed three foreign players per club by 1988.
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Albert Samaha, New Yorker, 30 May 2026
Shift in local sentiment toward foreigners.
—Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
The pattern of foreigners defending America didn’t stop after the Revolutionary War.
—Agustina Vergara Cid, Oc Register, 23 May 2026
As a foreigner, he was not allowed to receive visits.
—ABC News, 22 May 2026
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Albert Samaha, New Yorker, 30 May 2026
Shift in local sentiment toward foreigners.
—Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
The pattern of foreigners defending America didn’t stop after the Revolutionary War.
—Agustina Vergara Cid, Oc Register, 23 May 2026
As a foreigner, he was not allowed to receive visits.
—ABC News, 22 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foreigner
stranger
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Two, three, four times a year, strangers would come up to Serna at meets, at social functions, in sports bars and bring up that June 1975 day.—
Scott M. Reid,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
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Anne Hathaway is no stranger to scrutiny over her appearance.—
Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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“Foreigner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foreigner. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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