FOREIGNER Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

foreigner

noun

ˈfȯr-ə-nər

Definition of foreigner

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 This season, LexCorp has taken a former soldier and made a jingoistic American Cyborg Superman to replace the foreigner Luthor fears and hates. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 22 July 2026 That small but extremely virulent fire killed 13 people, including several foreigners, in one of Spain’s deadliest wildfires. — ABC News, 22 July 2026 On the wide, mythic stage that Nolan sets, through Odysseus’ oh-so-clever, treacherous scheme of the Trojan Horse as much as anything else, the entire world has lost the ability to deal generously with strangers and foreigners. — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 20 July 2026 Still, it’s been gratifying to see both Americans and foreigners try not only yerba mate, but even drinks Cafe Corazon made specifically for the teams that played in Kansas City. — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 19 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for foreigner

Recent Examples of Synonyms for foreigner

stranger

Noun

What else is going on Sausalito’s city manager was charged with prowling and theft after her arrest on a stranger’s yacht.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2026
Wells' parents have described him as a peacemaker who shied away from confrontation, and his football coach at Southwest Mississippi Community College said the wide receiver was sociable and the type of person who never met a stranger.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 July 2026