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
Migrants in Spain began applying to legalize their status Monday after the Southern European nation launched a mass legalization measure that could affect hundreds of thousands of foreigners living and working in the country without authorization.
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ABC News, 20 Apr. 2026
The move comes after an audit found more than half of the state's commercial trucking licenses issued to foreigners were issued illegally.
—Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
The two-month extension would buy the House time to debate a series of reforms pitched by the party’s conservative wing, including requiring a warrant to review any information collected on Americans as the government surveils the communications of foreigners located abroad.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 16 Apr. 2026
Switzerland plans to tighten restrictions on foreigners buying local real estate to address worsening housing shortages, amid an upcoming referendum on a 10 million population cap.
—Jonathan Tirone, Bloomberg, 16 Apr. 2026
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ABC News, 20 Apr. 2026
The move comes after an audit found more than half of the state's commercial trucking licenses issued to foreigners were issued illegally.
—Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
The two-month extension would buy the House time to debate a series of reforms pitched by the party’s conservative wing, including requiring a warrant to review any information collected on Americans as the government surveils the communications of foreigners located abroad.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 16 Apr. 2026
Switzerland plans to tighten restrictions on foreigners buying local real estate to address worsening housing shortages, amid an upcoming referendum on a 10 million population cap.
—Jonathan Tirone, Bloomberg, 16 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foreigner
stranger
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Chisholm, no stranger to the longball despite his early-season power outage, immediately admired the blast.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
25 Apr. 2026
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Show more Yazbek is studying medicine and is living with her family among strangers in the refugee camp, trying to study on her iPad while kids play tag in the halls.—
NBC News,
NBC news,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Foreigner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foreigner. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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