as in strangers
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 foreigners
Around 450 houses have now been sold in the town, transforming the community, where the most popular properties with foreigners are those with hillside views.
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Maureen Ohare, CNN Money, 14 Feb. 2026
The relationship between Icelanders and their literature and language can seem to foreigners a little insane.
—Literary Hub, 11 Feb. 2026
Sybiha said Russia uses a range of tactics to recruit foreigners, including financial incentives, deception and coercion.
—Ashley Carnahan, FOXNews.com, 10 Feb. 2026
In April 2025, Spain officially ended its golden visa program after residents claimed the high influx of foreigners was driving up housing prices.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 10 Feb. 2026
In 2019, he was deported from Israel in accordance with a law that banned entry to foreigners who publicly call for boycotting the Jewish state or its settlements.
—Grace Gilson, Sun Sentinel, 9 Feb. 2026
In the past decade, a surge of wealthy foreigners—lured by this permissive atmosphere, and by blue-chip medical care—have enlisted American women as surrogates.
—Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
The job of the director of national intelligence is to be outward-facing about foreigners, not about Americans.
—CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026
If the fear is that foreigners are coming here to take our jobs and ruin beloved American traditions, there are plenty of nonnative artists to grouse about.
—Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
Maureen Ohare, CNN Money, 14 Feb. 2026
The relationship between Icelanders and their literature and language can seem to foreigners a little insane.
—Literary Hub, 11 Feb. 2026
Sybiha said Russia uses a range of tactics to recruit foreigners, including financial incentives, deception and coercion.
—Ashley Carnahan, FOXNews.com, 10 Feb. 2026
In April 2025, Spain officially ended its golden visa program after residents claimed the high influx of foreigners was driving up housing prices.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 10 Feb. 2026
In 2019, he was deported from Israel in accordance with a law that banned entry to foreigners who publicly call for boycotting the Jewish state or its settlements.
—Grace Gilson, Sun Sentinel, 9 Feb. 2026
In the past decade, a surge of wealthy foreigners—lured by this permissive atmosphere, and by blue-chip medical care—have enlisted American women as surrogates.
—Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
The job of the director of national intelligence is to be outward-facing about foreigners, not about Americans.
—CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026
If the fear is that foreigners are coming here to take our jobs and ruin beloved American traditions, there are plenty of nonnative artists to grouse about.
—Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for foreigners
Noun
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This Valentine’s Day, Ben Smith and Kelly Dennis will profess their love for each other — and New York City — in front of loved ones, strangers and possibly Batman.—
Andrea Sachs,
Washington Post,
14 Feb. 2026
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Hard Truths premiered at the 2024 Toronto Film Festival and followed Marianne Jean-Baptiste as Pansy, an angry and depressed woman who lashes out at family and strangers, and whose constant criticism slowly isolates her.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Both have giddy politicians collecting lots of tax from outsiders.—
Brad Weisenstein,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Feb. 2026
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In Islamic societies, particularly during the Ottoman Empire, the word described separate living quarters for the female members of a household, which outsiders were prohibited from accessing.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Foreigners.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foreigners. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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