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 Protesters in the southern African country blame foreigners for high levels of unemployment, crime and pressure on public services. — ABC News, 11 Sep. 2026 Know More The government has, in the wake of Ruto’s comments, offered undocumented East Africans a 90-day window to regularize their status, insisting the policy is about enforcing immigration and business rules rather than targeting foreigners. — Vivianne Wandera, semafor.com, 9 Sep. 2026 Worries about big-brother government and non-white foreigners proliferated. — Michael E. Neagle, Hartford Courant, 8 Sep. 2026 The August 26 glacial and mountain collapse on the China-Nepal border killed at least 1,398 people, with more than 5,500 missing, including around 800 foreigners. — Justina Lee, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for foreigner

Recent Examples of Synonyms for foreigner

stranger

Noun

The gesture sets off a chain reaction, as a parade of strangers begins scribbling their own complaints, anxieties and grudges across the same tiles.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Sep. 2026
My candidate this year was Onwards and Sideways, directed by Shakepeare in Love helmer John Madden and starring Laura Linney and Rhys Ifans as strangers who meet just after each has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease.

— Joe Reid, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026