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Outlander

A foreigner.

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Exile 76% connected

Forced separation from one's native country; expulsion from one's home by the civil authority; banishment; sometimes, voluntary separation from one's…

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Import 76% connected

To bring in from abroad; to introduce from without; especially, to bring (wares or merchandise) into a place or country from a foreign country, in th…

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Metic 76% connected

A sojourner; an immigrant; an alien resident in a Grecian city, but not a citizen.

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Traveler 76% connected

One who travels; one who has traveled much.

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Traveller 76% connected

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Alien 92% connected

Not belonging to the same country, land, or government, or to the citizens or subjects thereof; foreign; as, alien subjects, enemies, property, shore…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Foreigner 92% connected

A person belonging to or owning allegiance to a foreign country; one not native in the country or jurisdiction under consideration, or not naturalize…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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