foreigners

for-eign-ers · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    Plural of "foreigner"; people from countries other than one's own.

  2. 2.

    People who are unfamiliar with or excluded from something.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    resident foreigners — non-citizens living permanently in a country
  • •
    welcome foreigners — be hospitable to people from other countries

Related words

Antonyms: citizens, locals, natives
See also: foreign, foreigner, immigrants
Synonyms: aliens, immigrants, outsiders, strangers

Etymology

From Old French forain ("foreign"), from Late Latin foranus ("on the outside"), from Latin foris ("outside"), with the plural suffix -s.