Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun foreigner
2 senses of foreigner
Sense 1
foreigner, alien, noncitizen, outlander -- (a person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country)
=> traveler, traveller -- (a person who changes location)
Sense 2
foreigner, outsider -- (someone who is excluded from or is not a member of a group)
=> stranger, alien, unknown -- (anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found)