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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I can tell by your accent you're a foreigner in these parts.
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the State Department has denied visas to foreigners who celebrated Kirk’s assassination.
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Michael Collins, USA Today, 20 Sep. 2025
America will not host foreigners who celebrate the death of our fellow citizens.
—Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 16 Sep. 2025
Please feel free to bring such comments by foreigners to my attention.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
Finally, any foreigner standing on US soil has the right to claim asylum.
—John Fugelsang
september 12, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
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Michael Collins, USA Today, 20 Sep. 2025
America will not host foreigners who celebrate the death of our fellow citizens.
—Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 16 Sep. 2025
Please feel free to bring such comments by foreigners to my attention.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
Finally, any foreigner standing on US soil has the right to claim asylum.
—John Fugelsang
september 12, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
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 22 Sep. 2025.
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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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