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foreigner

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for·eign·er  (fôr-nr, fr-)
n.
1. One who is from a foreign country or place.
2. One who is from outside a particular group or community; an outsider.

foreigner [ˈfɒrɪnə]
n
1. a person from a foreign country; alien
2. an outsider or interloper
3. something from a foreign country, such as a ship or product
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.foreignerforeigner - a person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country
traveler, traveller - a person who changes location
au pair - a young foreigner who lives with a family in return for doing light housework
deportee, exile - a person who is expelled from home or country by authority
gringo - a Latin American (disparaging) term for foreigners (especially Americans and Englishmen)
importee, import - an imported person brought from a foreign country; "the lead role was played by an import from Sweden"; "they are descendants of indentured importees"
metic - an alien who paid a fee to reside in an ancient Greek city
2.foreigner - someone who is excluded from or is not a member of a group
stranger, unknown, alien - anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
transalpine - one living on or coming from the other side of the Alps from Italy

foreigner
noun alien, incomer, immigrant, non-native, stranger, newcomer, settler, outlander She was a foreigner and wouldn't understand.
Related words
like xenomania
fear xenophobia
Translations
foreigner [ˈfɒrɪnəʳ] Nextranjero/a m/f

foreigner [ˈfɒrɪr] nétranger/ère m/f
foreign exchange n
(= system) → change m
(= money) → devises fpl
foreign exchange market nmarché m des changes
foreign exchange rate ncours m des devises
foreign investment ninvestissement m à l'étranger
Foreign Legion n
the Foreign Legion → la Légion (étrangère)
Foreign Office n (British)ministère m des Affaires étrangères
foreign policy npolitique f étrangère
Foreign Secretary n (British)ministre mf des Affaires étrangères
foreign service n (US)service m diplomatique

foreigner
n (neg!)Ausländer(in) m(f)

foreigner [ˈfɒrɪnəʳ] nstraniero/a
foreigner [ˈfɒrɪnəʳ] nstraniero/a

foreigner أجنبي cizinec fremmed Ausländer ξένος extranjero ulkomaalainen étranger stranac straniero 外国人 외국인 buitenlander utlending cudzoziemiec estrangeiro иностранец utlänning ชาวต่างชาติ yabancı người nước ngoài 外国人


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I express myself badly, or perhaps, as monsieur is a foreigner, which I perceive by his accent ---- "
Speaking of the sentence upon a foreigner who had been condemned in Russia, and of how unfair it would be to punish him by exile abroad, Levin repeated what he had heard the day before in conversation from an acquaintance.
She felt she would love to see somebody entangle their fingers in the oily beard of the fat foreigner who owned the establishment.
 
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