Words / A2

FOR-uh-n-uh/ˈfɒrənə/

A foreigner is a person from another country: a foreigner in the city, treat foreigners kindly. Foreign is the adjective (a foreign language). Tourist is someone visiting, who may still be a foreigner. Immigrant is a more specific, often official word. Use the word carefully — visitor or guest can sound kinder in speech.

Meaning

A person from another country.

Examples

• “The guide spoke slowly for the foreigners in the group.”
• “The hostel was full of foreigners and local students.”
• “A foreigner asked us the way to the gallery.”

Good to know

a foreigner / foreigners. Adjective: foreign. Visiting: tourist. Official: immigrant.

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