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Foreigner (Noun)

Meaning 1

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

Classification

Nouns denoting people.

Examples

  • The new employee felt like a foreigner in the close-knit company where everyone else had known each other for years.
  • As a recent transfer student, she was a foreigner in the school's social hierarchy and had trouble making friends.
  • After years of living in the United States, her accent still made her feel like a foreigner in her adopted country.
  • In the tight-knit community where everyone had grown up together, outsiders were often considered foreigners.
  • The private club's strict membership requirements made non-members feel like foreigners, unwelcome and outside the fold.

Synonyms

  • Outsider

Hypernyms

  • Unknown
  • Alien

Meaning 2

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

Classification

Nouns denoting people.

Examples

  • The foreigner struggled to understand the local dialect during his initial days in the new city.
  • As a foreigner in a new land, she experienced a deep sense of nostalgia for her homeland.
  • Many businesses won't hire a foreigner without a valid work permit from the government.
  • After years of living abroad, he still felt like a foreigner in the country he once called home.
  • During her visit to Paris, the foreigner found it challenging to navigate the metro lines without assistance.

Synonyms

  • Outlander
  • Noncitizen
  • Alien

Hypernyms

  • Traveller

Hyponyms

  • Importee
  • Deportee
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