foreigner
noun
for·eign·er
ˈfȯr-ə-nər 
ˈfär-
1
: a person belonging to or owing allegiance to a foreign country
2
chiefly dialectal
: one not native to a place or community : stranger sense 1c
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Luxembourg also has the highest GDP per capitain the European Union with a population of around 700,000, which foreigners make up around 47 percent of.
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—Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 11 May 2026
Because Morali, a foreigner, experienced the gayest YMCA in the universe, the Y represented American LGBTQ liberation to him.
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Pleas from other countries fell on deaf ears, with Zelensky issuing cryptic warnings for foreigners to stay away from the Victory Day parade.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 8 May 2026
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Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 13 May 2026
Also, as the only foreigners present in significant numbers, the North Koreans sent an ominous message about the current state of Russia’s alliances.
—Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 11 May 2026
Because Morali, a foreigner, experienced the gayest YMCA in the universe, the Y represented American LGBTQ liberation to him.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 11 May 2026
Pleas from other countries fell on deaf ears, with Zelensky issuing cryptic warnings for foreigners to stay away from the Victory Day parade.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 8 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for foreigner
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“Foreigner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foreigner. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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foreigner
noun
for·eign·er
ˈfȯr-ə-nər
ˈfär-
: a person who is from a foreign country
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