Alien
Alien noun - A person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country.
Immigrant is a synonym for alien in foreigner topic. In some cases you can use "Immigrant" instead the word "Alien" as a noun or an adjective, when it comes to topics like people, stranger, foreign being. popular alternative
Immigrant
Immigrant noun - One that leaves one place to settle in another.
Usage example: America was founded by immigrants and they have been its lifeblood ever since
Alien is a synonym for immigrant in people topic. You can use "Alien" instead the word "Immigrant" as a noun or an adjective, if it concerns topics such as stranger, settler, non-native, person from a foreign land. popular alternative
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After a bizarre flash of lightning and hot yellow rain, an immigrant farmer is killed almost instantly by what is discovered to be a normal Earth fungus (Aspergillis) instead of an alien pathogen.
Source: Alien Kudzu -
Bluff The Imposter: Agent K exposes an alien posting as a Mexican immigrant by saying insulting and threatening things in Spanish, but in a cheery tone of voice, to see if he reacted appropriately.
Source: Film / Men in Black - Stab the Salad: K pulls a knife on a Mexican immigrant and swings it toward him - and slices open his clothing, revealing an alien hiding inside.
Source: Film / Men in Black
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Immigrant and Alien. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/alien/immigrant
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Immigrant or Alien. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/alien/immigrant.
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