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
Abbey was also racist toward Native peoples and Mexicans and foreigners in the American West, and so would have supported more stringent immigration reforms, which align with Trump’s border policies.
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Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 1 Aug. 2025
British and American traders disrupted the delicate balance, foreigners ’ muskets and cannons tipping the scales of battle.
—Jp Mangalindan, Time, 1 Aug. 2025
The Or Tor Kor market, located next to the sprawling Chatuchak Market, is popular among both foreigners and locals.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 July 2025
The 25 biggest investors got an even more exclusive privilege — access to a small VIP reception with the president — prompting criticisms that the event gave foreigners the opportunity to purchase access to the president.
—Jeremy Herb, CNN Money, 27 July 2025
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Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 1 Aug. 2025
British and American traders disrupted the delicate balance, foreigners ’ muskets and cannons tipping the scales of battle.
—Jp Mangalindan, Time, 1 Aug. 2025
The Or Tor Kor market, located next to the sprawling Chatuchak Market, is popular among both foreigners and locals.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 July 2025
The 25 biggest investors got an even more exclusive privilege — access to a small VIP reception with the president — prompting criticisms that the event gave foreigners the opportunity to purchase access to the president.
—Jeremy Herb, CNN Money, 27 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foreigner
stranger
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As Hay might say, Atlas was a stranger who turned out to be good to meet.—
Theoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
15 Aug. 2025
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Hilarious Theories Go Viral The bewildering encounter quickly went viral, prompting fellow Redditors to offer their own humorous theories for the stranger's behavior.—
Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Foreigner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foreigner. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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