foreigner : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: foreigner	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for foreigner
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
foreigner n a person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country Synonym(s): foreigner, alien, noncitizen, outlander Antonym(s): citizen someone who is excluded from or is not a member of a group Synonym(s): foreigner, outsider
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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. Joy is such a foreigner, So mere a stranger to my thoughts. --Denham. Nor could the majesty of the English crown appear in a greater luster, either to foreigners or subjects. --Swift.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
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.).