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foreigner
[fawr-uh-ner, for-]
noun
a person not native to or naturalized in the country or jurisdiction under consideration; alien.
Synonyms:a person from outside one's community.
a thing produced in or brought from a foreign country.
Nautical.a foreign vessel.
foreigner
/ ˈɒɪə /
noun
a person from a foreign country; alien
an outsider or interloper
something from a foreign country, such as a ship or product
Word History and Origins
Origin of foreigner1
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Example Sentences
"It's opened the eyes of the international audience, bringing lots of foreigners who might have had a negative – or even no – impression of Serbia," he says.
She lost her case in the foreigners' tribunal and in the state's high court and hadn't appealed in the Supreme Court.
Indonesia hands out severe punishments for drug smuggling and has previously executed foreigners, but has upheld a temporary halt on the death sentence since 2017.
Chinese students have been a boon for American universities, because, like other foreigners, they pay a lot more than U.S. students do.
The suspicion of foreigners as the US and China pull further away from each other is a surprising turn for many Chinese people who remember growing up in a very different country.
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When To Use
A foreigner is a person from a different country than the one being referred to, as in The country was welcoming to foreigners from neighboring countries.Foreigner is a noun form of the adjective foreign, which is used to describe someone or something that is from another place, particularly another country, as in foreign country and foreign language.Foreigner can be used more generally to mean a person from outside someone’s community or group.The word foreigner is similar to words like stranger and outsider, referring to a person who is from outside a community. However, foreigner implies that a person has different customs and culture or speaks a different language. Sometimes, foreigner is used negatively to harshly judge or discriminate against a person’s culture, customs, language, or country. It implies that the person or people being discussed are not acceptable in some way—that they don’t belong where they are. Although foreigner can be used in a neutral way, it can also be used in a way that’s very offensive.Words like immigrant, refugee, and tourist more specifically indicate a person’s status.Example: The secluded island nation was known for being distrustful of foreigners and rarely allowed visitors from other countries.
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