单词 | foreigner |
释义 | foreigner (once / 311 pages) n A foreigner is someone from another country. A foreigner is not from these parts. Things that are foreign are different and unknown to people. Likewise, a foreigner is someone from a different country. An American visiting China is a foreigner. A German person visiting Canada is a foreigner. Foreigners are often tourists who check out the sights of other countries. If a foreigner decided to relocate to another country, they become an immigrant and perhaps eventually a citizen. WORD FAMILYforeigner: foreigners+/foreign: foreigner, foreignest, foreignly, foreignness USAGE EXAMPLESPaid events are regularly organized in Poland for foreigners who want to hunt deer, wild boar, hares or other small wild animals. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) At least 39 people, mostly foreigners, were killed. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) The checkpoint is close to United Nations offices and the Peace Hotel, which is often frequented by foreigners and officials. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1n a person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper alien, noncitizen, outlander citizen a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community au pair a young foreigner who lives with a family in return for doing light housework deportee, exilea person who is expelled from home or country by authority gringoa Latin American (disparaging) term for foreigners (especially Americans and Englishmen) import, importeean imported person brought from a foreign country metican alien who paid a fee to reside in an ancient Greek city au pair girla foreign girl serving as an au pair traveler, traveller a person who changes location 2n someone who is excluded from or is not a member of a group Syn|Hypo|Hyper outsider transalpine one living on or coming from the other side of the Alps from Italy alien, stranger, unknown anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found |
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