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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
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]

2. The 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.
   [1913 Webster]

         Nor could the majesty of the English crown appear in a
         greater luster, either to foreigners or subjects.
                                                  --Swift.
   [1913 Webster]

3. 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.).
   

Thesaurus Results for foreigner:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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
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