FOREIGNER Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

foreigner

noun

ˈfȯr-ə-nər

Definition of foreigner

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 State prosecutor María Elena Andrade alleged that the attackers wanted to steal the tires from the foreigners’ pickup truck and that the victims resisted. — Fabiola Sánchez, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026 In the afternoon, the Mexican military used helicopters to rescue 32 people — 22 of them foreigners — from a ranch in Ensenada. — CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026 No wonder, then, that members of some old syndicates now seek credit for barring such foreigners from their ranks, as though the yakuza were still defenders of a noble Japanese tradition. — Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026 Medical insurance policies for expats didn’t grow at all in the first six months of 2026, another indicator that fewer foreigners are coming to the kingdom. — Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 6 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for foreigner

Recent Examples of Synonyms for foreigner

stranger

Noun

The richest man in America, Elon Musk, has also at times appeared to have the thinnest skin, and embodies a generation of tech figures obsessed by what strangers say about them on social media.

— Ben Smith, semafor.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Lana Del Rey helped out a stranger in Los Angeles in a recent moment soundtracked by Tate McRae.

— Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 26 Oct. 2026