Collocations for "foreigner"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "foreigner" in context.
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foreigner
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- foreigners are (not) welcome
- have been here [five] years and still feel like a foreigner
- still feel like a foreigner after [five] years
- a foreigner with a valid ID
- foreigners from [Mexico]
- all foreigners must [register, pass through customs]
- (the bar) is [frequented, owned, run] by foreigners
- are many foreigners [in the bar, on the team, in the class]
- speaks [English, French, Spanish] well for a foreigner
- the foreigners' office
- a foreigners' [bar, club, neighborhood]
- a foreigner [bar, club, neighborhood]
'foreigner' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):