► foreigner someone who comes from another country:
About 40 million foreigners visited the U.S. last year.Saleem felt that people were suspicious of him because he was a foreigner.➔ Foreigner can sound negative and not very friendly. In everyday English, people often say people from other countries instead of foreigners: I like meeting people from other countries.► immigrant AWL someone who comes to another country to live there permanently:
Many immigrants from China have settled in San Francisco.► alien someone who is not a legal citizen of the country that he or she is living or working in:
Many illegal aliens live and work in the United States.➔ Illegal alien can sound disapproving. To avoid this, people sometimes use undocumented worker/immigrant to describe someone who is working in a country without the right legal documents.► visitor someone who comes to visit another city, country, or area:
Many visitors to Quebec go skiing.► newcomer someone who has recently arrived in a foreign country or a place that is new to him or her:
The Level 1 class is perfect for newcomers to the United States who do not speak much English yet.