foreigner

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foreigner - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Foreigner \For"eign*er\, n.
     A person belonging to or owning allegiance to a foreign
     country; one not native in the country or jurisdiction under
     consideration, or not naturalized there; an alien; a
     stranger.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Joy is such a foreigner,
           So mere a stranger to my thoughts.       --Denham.
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           Nor could the majesty of the English crown appear in a
           greater luster, either to foreigners or subjects.
                                                    --Swift.
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foreigner - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  foreigner
      n 1: a person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does
           not owe allegiance to your country [syn: foreigner,
           alien, noncitizen, outlander] [ant: citizen]
      2: someone who is excluded from or is not a member of a group
         [syn: foreigner, outsider]

foreigner - Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary :

  Foreigner
  a Gentile. Such as resided among the Hebrews were required by
  the law to be treated with kindness (Ex. 22:21; 23:9; Lev.
  19:33, 34; 23:22; Deut. 14:28; 16:10, 11; 24:19). They enjoyed
  in many things equal rights with the native-born residents (Ex.
  12:49; Lev. 24:22; Num. 15:15; 35:15), but were not allowed to
  do anything which was an abomination according to the Jewish law
  (Ex. 20:10; Lev. 17:15,16; 18:26; 20:2; 24:16, etc.).

foreigner - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  21 Moby Thesaurus words for "foreigner":
     Uitlander, alien, barbarian, deracine, displaced person, emigre,
     exile, foreign devil, gringo, immigrant, new arrival, newcomer,
     outlander, outlaw, outsider, refugee, stranger, the Wandering Jew,
     tramontane, ultramontane, wanderer