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Foreigner vs Noncitizen - What's the difference?

foreigner | noncitizen |

As nouns the difference between foreigner and noncitizen

is that foreigner is a person from a foreign country while noncitizen is someone who is not a citizen of the country in question.

foreigner

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A person from a foreign country.
  • A private job run by an employee at a trade factory rather than going through the business.

    • Synonyms

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    Related terms

    * foreign * furriner

    noncitizen

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Someone who is not a citizen of the country in question
    • It can be very difficult to hire a noncitizen .