- a person who comes from a different country It can sometimes sound slightly rude to call somebody ‘a foreigner’. You can say that a person is from overseas, or say why they are in a place by using a term such as exchange student, business traveller or tourist.
- The fact that I was a foreigner was a big disadvantage.
- a person who does not belong in a particular place
- I have always been regarded as a foreigner by the local folk.
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