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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Foreigner \For"eign*er\, noun 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 WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
foreigner
noun
1: a person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country [syn: {alien}, {noncitizen}, {outlander}] [ant: {citizen}]
2: someone who is excluded from or is not a member of a group [syn: {outsider}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
21 Moby Thesaurus words for "foreigner": 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
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.).
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