English > foreigner: 2 senses > noun 1, person | Meaning | A person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country / country. |
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| Synonyms | alien, noncitizen, outlander |
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| Narrower | au pair | A young foreigner who lives with a family in return for doing light housework |
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| exile, deportee | A person who is expelled from home or country by authority |
| gringo | A Latin American (disparaging) term for foreigners (especially Americans and Englishmen) |
| import, importee | An imported person brought from a foreign country |
| metic | An alien who paid a fee to reside in an ancient Greek city |
| Broader | traveler, traveller | A person who changes location |
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| Opposite | citizen | A native or naturalized member of a state or other political community |
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| Spanish | extranjera, extranjero, foráneo, forastero, outlander |
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| Catalan | estrangera, estranger, estranya, estrany, forà, forastera, foraster, outlander |
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