Definitions for foreigner
ˈfɔr ə nər, ˈfɒr-for·eign·er

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. foreigner, alien, noncitizen, outlandernoun

   a person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country

2. foreigner, outsidernoun

   someone who is excluded from or is not a member of a group

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. foreignernoun

   A person from a foreign country.

2. foreignernoun

   A private job run by an employee at a trade factory rather than going through the business.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Foreignernoun

   A man that comes from another country; not a native; a stranger.

   Etymology: from foreign.

   Joy is such a foreigner,
   So mere a stranger to my thoughts, I know
   Not how to entertain him. John Denham, Sophy.

   To this false foreigner you give your throne,
   And wrong a friend, a kinsman, and a son:
   Resume your ancient care. John Dryden, Æn.

   Water is the only native of England made use of in punch; but the lemons, the brandy, the sugar, and the nutmegs, are all foreigners. Joseph Addison, Freeholder.

   Nor could the majesty of the English crown appear in a greater lustre, either to foreigners or subjects. Jonathan Swift.

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1. foreigner

   A foreigner is a person who is from a different country or nationality other than the one they currently reside or are being referred to. This person is not a native and may have different cultural, social, or linguistic backgrounds. They can be in the country for various purposes such as tourism, work, study, or immigration.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. Foreignernoun

   a person belonging to or owning allegiance to a foreign country; one not native in the country or jurisdiction under consideration, or not naturalized there; an alien; a stranger

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1. Foreigner

   Foreigner is a British-American rock band, originally formed in 1976 by veteran English musician Mick Jones and fellow briton and ex-King Crimson member Ian McDonald along with American vocalist Lou Gramm. Foreigner are one of the world’s best-selling bands of all time with worldwide sales of nearly 80 million albums, including 37.5 million albums in the United States alone.

The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon WurdzRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. FOREIGNER

   One who is eligible to the police force. From Grk. _fero_, to carry off, and _enara_, spoils. One who carries off the spoils.

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1. foreigner

   Song lyrics by foreigner -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by foreigner on the Lyrics.com website.

Matched Categories

1. • Stranger
   • Traveler

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'foreigner' in Nouns Frequency: #2622

How to pronounce foreigner?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say foreigner in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of foreigner in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of foreigner in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of foreigner in a Sentence

1. Abby Stoddard:

   If you're going to stand out as a foreigner, you might create more distrust as to what you are doing there and bring more risk on yourself, and aid workers are treated suspiciously anyway.

2. Humberto Leal:

   Clinton's statement captures her precarious diplomatic position, when an American is arrested overseas, and his rights have been violated in some way, the U.S. will have little diplomatic capital to negotiate with after executing a foreigner in blatant violation of international law.

3. Abdul Kader Tizini:

   Companies think, ‘With a foreigner we’ll have to explain the idea twice, with a native only once’.

4. Chairman Giuseppe Recchi:

   We reject the logic that foreign investments in Telecom Italia are dangerous: whoever brings capital and know-how contributes to make our company stronger, regardless of whether the investor is Italian or a foreigner.

5. Naoki Tashiro:

   Chinese investors weren't expecting big fiscal stimulus at all so there's no disappointment there. Talk of fiscal stimulus mainly came from foreigner investors.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=foreigner
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Foreigner
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=foreigner
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foreigner
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=foreigner
7. ^ The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/1989/pg1989-images.html#:~:text=foreigner