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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Temp to Permanent: There’s periodic debate over the 120,000 foreigners annually awarded temporary H-1B visas, but almost no attention to the process by which many receive green cards.
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Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 3 June 2025
And also the foreigners inside the U.S. have the same protections as the U.S. persons.
—Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 3 June 2025
These are all people who want to earn foreigners’ business, make a profit and continue working.
—Agustina Vergara Cid, Oc Register, 2 June 2025
On top of these funding woes, Beckman said the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigrants, and shifting attitudes towards foreigners in the US, has also pushed her to look for work elsewhere.
—Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 1 June 2025
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Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 3 June 2025
And also the foreigners inside the U.S. have the same protections as the U.S. persons.
—Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 3 June 2025
These are all people who want to earn foreigners’ business, make a profit and continue working.
—Agustina Vergara Cid, Oc Register, 2 June 2025
On top of these funding woes, Beckman said the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigrants, and shifting attitudes towards foreigners in the US, has also pushed her to look for work elsewhere.
—Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 1 June 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 7 Jun. 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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