foreigner
/ˈfɒrɪnə
/noun
1A person born in or coming from a country other than one’s own.This foreigner was born in Japan, as were his parents....
- The name of a child born to a foreigner in Bulgaria will be determined according to the parents' decision.
- Not that I don't think it's a good idea - hell, if it had been my misfortune to be born a foreigner, I might do the same - but I wonder what put it in their heads to do it now.
1.1 informal A person not belonging to a particular place or group; a stranger or outsider.All foreigners and outsiders, however, were suspect in everybody's eyes....
- Targeting wealthy foreigners, houses for outsiders were much more expensive than houses for locals.
- Their job is to assault all outsiders and foreigners in the village!
Synonyms
alien, foreign national, non-native, immigrant, settler, newcomer, stranger, outsider;
visitor, tourist;
British incomer;
Northern English offcomer;
SE Asian gweilo
2British informal A piece of work done for private gain without an employer’s permission or without declaration to the relevant authorities.