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for·eign·er
(fôr′ə-nər, fŏr′-)n.
1. One who is from a foreign country or place.
2. One who is from outside a particular group or community; an outsider.
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foreigner
(ˈfɒrɪnə)n
1. a person from a foreign country; alien
2. an outsider or interloper
3. something from a foreign country, such as a ship or product
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for•eign•er
(ˈfɔr ə nər, ˈfɒr-)n.
1. a person not native to the country or jurisdiction under consideration; alien.
2. a person from outside one's community.
[1375–1425]
syn: See stranger.
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Noun | 1. | foreigner - a person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country au pair - a young foreigner who lives with a family in return for doing light housework importee, import - an imported person brought from a foreign country; "the lead role was played by an import from Sweden"; "they are descendants of indentured importees" metic - an alien who paid a fee to reside in an ancient Greek city |
2. | foreigner - someone who is excluded from or is not a member of a group transalpine - one living on or coming from the other side of the Alps from Italy |
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foreigner
noun alien, incomer, immigrant, non-native, stranger, newcomer, settler, outlander She was a foreigner and wouldn't understand.
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foreigner
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Translations
أَجْنَبِيّشَخْص أجْنَبيشَخْص غَريب
cizinec
fremmedudlænding
ulkomaalainen
stranac
idegen
útlendingurókunnugur maîur
外国人
외국인
străin
tujec
utlänning
ชาวต่างชาติ
người nước ngoài
foreigner
[ˈfɒrɪnəʳ] N → extranjero/a m/fCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
foreigner
[ˈfɒrɪnər] n → étranger/ère m/fforeign exchange n (= system) → change m
(= money) → devises fplforeign exchange market n → marché m des changesforeign exchange rate n → cours m des devisesforeign investment n → investissement m à l'étrangerForeign Legion n
the Foreign Legion → la Légion (étrangère)Foreign Office n (British) → ministère m des Affaires étrangèresforeign policy n → politique f étrangèreForeign Secretary n (British) → ministre mf des Affaires étrangèresforeign service n (US) → service m diplomatique
the Foreign Legion → la Légion (étrangère)Foreign Office n (British) → ministère m des Affaires étrangèresforeign policy n → politique f étrangèreForeign Secretary n (British) → ministre mf des Affaires étrangèresforeign service n (US) → service m diplomatique
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
foreigner
n (neg!) → Ausländer(in) m(f)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
foreigner
[ˈfɒrɪnəʳ] n → straniero/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
foreign
(ˈforən) adjective1. belonging to a country other than one's own. a foreign passport.
2. (with to) not naturally part of. Anger was foreign to her nature.
ˈforeigner noun1. a person from another country.
2. an unfamiliar person.
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foreigner
→ أَجْنَبِيّ cizinec fremmed Ausländer ξένος extranjero ulkomaalainen étranger stranac straniero 外国人 외국인 buitenlander utlending cudzoziemiec estrangeiro иностранец utlänning ชาวต่างชาติ yabancı người nước ngoài 外国人Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009