Stranger:
Stranger is a person whom you don’t know.
Foreigner:
Foreigner is the person who is from another country.
Differences:
| Basis | Stranger | Foreigner |
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| Definition (www.oxforddictionaries.com) |
A person whom one does not know or with whom one is not familiar. | A person born in or coming from a country other than one’sown. |
| Synonyms | Visitor, guest, newcomer, alien and outsider | Outsider, immigrant and alien |
| Antonyms | Native, national, citizen and local | Native and national |
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| Word origin | The word stranger was originated in the 14th century from Middle English, from Anglo-French estrangier. | The word foreigner was originated in the 15th century. |
| Example in Sentence | His mother warned him not to talk with a stranger. He treated me as a stranger. |
He married a foreigner. A rich foreigner lends them some money and food to eat. |
