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Meanings of foreigner in English

Portuguese
estrangeiro
Catalan
foraster
Spanish
extranjero

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

      estrangeiro
      Russian
      иностранцы
      Portuguese
      estrangeiro
      Spanish
      extranjero
      Catalan
      estrangers

      Person in a country not having citizenship.

            иностранцы
            Portuguese
            estrangeiro
            Catalan
            estrany
            Spanish
            intruso

            Someone who is excluded from or is not a member of a group.

                  estrangeiro
                  Usage of foreigner in English
                  1
                  As a foreigner, however, he's not eligible to win the National Championship.
                  Rock and Ice Magazine
                  2
                  A second foreigner has drowned in a week in the Cook Islands.
                  Radio NZ
                  3
                  For example, the Canadian pitcher plant is there, a foreigner, now resident.
                  The Irish Times
                  4
                  Against the foreigner and the Huguenot the door was closed and barred.
                  France and England in North America, Part I: Pioneers of France ...
                  5
                  It was said that a foreigner couldn't possibly win the English championship.
                  The Guardian
                  6
                  This foreigner Paredes was awake and dressed and in the lower hall.
                  The Abandoned Room
                  7
                  The foreigner was composed and silent while the American examined the jewels.
                  The Sleuth of St. James's Square
                  8
                  Students were urged to practice their English on any foreigner they met.
                  The favorites: a novel
                  9
                  But we always get the money when the foreigner gets the bonds.
                  Confiscation; An Outline
                  10
                  You're a foreigner.' And that wasn't as harsh as the other ones.
                  The Guardian
                  11
                  The distinguished foreigner had with her in her open carriage Monsieur Vandenesse.
                  The Ball at Sceaux
                  12
                  This is no story about a foreigner struggling to assimilate in American.
                  Reuters
                  13
                  But the foreigner-theIrishman-rose from his corner and walked towards the instrument.
                  Norse Tales and Sketches
                  14
                  It is even less likely that a foreigner would know about it.
                  Ghosts
                  15
                  Hiring qualified servants can be so taxing in Spain-especiallyfor a foreigner.
                  The curse of deadman's forest
                  16
                  There is one great difference between the American working-man and the foreigner.
                  Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie
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                  Translations for foreigner
                  Foreigner through the time
                  Foreigner across language varieties
                  United Kingdom
                  Common
                  Ireland
                  Common
                  United States of America
                  Less common