alien

/ˈeɪliən/ noun [C] US LAW

Definition

› a person who lives in a foreign country of which they are not a citizen: illegal aliens → See also resident alien

alien adjective [before noun] › They are recommending that long-term alien workers should be granted citizenship.

(Definition of alien noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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