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| Main Entry: |
alien
[eyl-yuhn, ey-lee-uhn]
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | foreign being |
| Synonyms: | blow in, floater, foreigner, greenhorn, guest, immigrant, incomer, interloper, intruder, invader, migrant, newcomer, noncitizen, outsider, refugee, settler, squatter, stranger, visitor, weed* |
| Antonyms: | citizen, countryman, national, native, settler |
* = informal/non-formal usage
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| Main Entry: | cede |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | abandon, surrender |
| Synonyms: | abalienate, abdicate, accord, alien, alienate, allow, capitulate, come across with, communicate, concede, convey, deed, drop, fold*, fork over, give in*, give up, grant, hand over*, leave, make over, part with, relinquish, remise, renounce, resign, sign over, throw in the sponge, throw in the towel, transfer, vouchsafe, waive, yield |
| Notes: | cede means to give over, surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another - while a seed is a small hard fruit or a mature fertilized plant ovule consisting of an embryo and its food source and having a protective coat |
| Antonyms: | defend, fight, gain, guard, take over, win |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | emigrant |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who leaves his or her native country |
| Synonyms: | alien, colonist, departer, displaced person, evacuee, exile, expatriate, fugitive, migrant, migrator, outcast, pilgrim, refugee, traveler, wanderer, wayfarer, émigré |
| Antonyms: | nationalist, native |
| Main Entry: | estrange |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | destroy the affections of |
| Synonyms: | alien, alienate, antagonize, break up, disaffect, disunify, disunite, divert, divide, divorce, drive apart, leave, make hostile, part, put on the outs, separate, set at odds, sever, split, sunder, turn off, wean, withdraw, withhold |
| Antonyms: | engage, marry, unite |
| Main Entry: | foreigner |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person from another country |
| Synonyms: | alien, fresh off the boat, greenhorn, immigrant, incomer, newcomer, outlander, outsider, stranger |
| Antonyms: | citizen, local, national, native |
| Main Entry: | immigrant |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person from a foreign land |
| Synonyms: | adoptive citizen, alien, colonist, documented alien, foreigner, incomer, migrant, naturalized citizen, newcomer, outsider, pioneer, settler, undocumented alien |
| Antonyms: | local, national, native |
| Main Entry: | interloper |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who intrudes, meddles |
| Synonyms: | alien, busybody, intermeddler, intruder, meddler, obtruder, trespasser, uninvited guest, unwanted visitor |
| Main Entry: | newcomer |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who has just arrived in area |
| Synonyms: | Johnny-come-lately, alien, arrival, beginner, blow-in, colt, foreigner, greenhorn, immigrant, incomer, late arrival, latecomer, maverick, neophyte, new kid on the block, novice, novitiate, outsider, rookie, settler, stranger, tenderfoot |
| Antonyms: | native, old hack |
| Main Entry: | outsider |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who is foreign to something |
| Synonyms: | alien, floater, foreigner, incomer, interloper, intruder, newcomer, odd one out, outlander, refugee, stranger |
| Antonyms: | insider |
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