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
Pleas from other countries fell on deaf ears, with Zelensky issuing cryptic warnings for foreigners to stay away from the Victory Day parade.
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Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 8 May 2026
Nine foreigners and 11 local hikers were climbing Mount Dukono at the time of the eruption, North Halmahera Police Chief Erlichson Pasaribu told Indonesia’s Kompas TV.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 8 May 2026
This contrasts with the long-standing social divides between citizens and foreigners, and between wealthy professionals and the low-wage workers who keep Gulf economies running.
—Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 7 May 2026
Iran’s levying of tolls in the Strait of Hormuz violates the core legal principle that nations may not exploit advantages of geography to bilk foreigners who need to traverse their land or maritime territory.
—Vivek Krishnamurthy, The Conversation, 5 May 2026
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Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 8 May 2026
Nine foreigners and 11 local hikers were climbing Mount Dukono at the time of the eruption, North Halmahera Police Chief Erlichson Pasaribu told Indonesia’s Kompas TV.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 8 May 2026
This contrasts with the long-standing social divides between citizens and foreigners, and between wealthy professionals and the low-wage workers who keep Gulf economies running.
—Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 7 May 2026
Iran’s levying of tolls in the Strait of Hormuz violates the core legal principle that nations may not exploit advantages of geography to bilk foreigners who need to traverse their land or maritime territory.
—Vivek Krishnamurthy, The Conversation, 5 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foreigner
stranger
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Look, America’s not a stranger to one party winning the popular vote and losing the election.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
15 May 2026
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Harris also shows us the burn scars that ripple up Racine’s arm and across Anaia’s face, textured skin that makes strangers blanch, to which Racine lashes out defensively.—
Katie Walsh,
Boston Herald,
15 May 2026
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“Foreigner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foreigner. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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