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Answer for the clue "Stranger supporting unknown number held in mountain ", 9 letters:
foreigner

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The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Foreigner \For"eign*er\, n. A person belonging to or owning allegiance to a foreign country; one not native in the country or jurisdiction under consideration, or not naturalized there; an alien; a stranger. Joy is such a foreigner, So mere a stranger to ...

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE anti ▪ After they failed to find their intended victim, they embarked on an indiscriminate anti-foreigner rampage. ▪ They were anti-foreigner , anti-regulation and anti-union. other ▪ No other foreigners are training ...

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Foreigner is a British-American hard rock band, originally formed in New York City in 1976 by veteran English musician Mick Jones and fellow Briton and ex- King Crimson member Ian McDonald along with American vocalist Lou Gramm . Jones came up with the ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country [syn: alien , noncitizen , outlander ] [ant: citizen ] someone who is excluded from or is not a member of a group [syn: outsider ]

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 A person from a foreign country. 2 A private job run by an employee at a trade factory rather than going through the business.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
early 15c., foreyner ; see foreign + -er (1).\n\nIn ordinary use chiefly applied to those who speak a foreign language as their native tongue; thus in England the term is not commonly understood to include Americans. [OED]\nIn American English from 1620s ...

Usage examples of foreigner.

Jefferson and others imagined a tempestuous John Adams expelling foreigners by the shipload.

Mahommed Babar actually said, and swore to it in the name of the Most High, that in Delhi and such-like ancient places even in Ahmedabad and Lucknow--Moslems and Hindus had fraternized and sunk old grievances in the hope of combining to clear India of foreigners from end to end.

Every so often minors would spread around that Auca footprints had been found near the house, or that the grass was pressed down, indicating that Aucas had been lying there, spying on the foreigners.

Scandinavian wares attracted foreigners from many lands: Frisians, Anglo-Saxons, Germans, Balts, Greeks, and Orientals.

Japanese businessperson who meets with a foreigner is a spy for his country.

Fortunately there was no one about just then, and the three travellers were out of sight before the cartman and his wife had an opportunity of telling any one about the foreigners whom they had seen disguised as Chinamen.

There was this black man in San Diego, a foreigner, South American, drove a taxicab: I stayed in his house a while, town called Chula Vista, he rented a room to me.

Jews, or foreigners, or Frenchmen known to be unsympathetic to the Communard cause, or if they were owed money by anyone in the mob.

The clubs in the Corso were crowded with princes, nobles, diplomats, and distinguished foreigners.

American must tingle with shame as he reads the silly, flat and dishwatery utterances of the man who has to be pointed out to intelligent foreigners as the President of the United States.

Among the numerous spectators were many persons of fashion, ladies in handsome dresses, and a good sprinkling of foreigners.

Spirit of Rumour enters on the scene in the disguise of a young foreigner.

As this government expects redress from other powers when similar injuries are inflicted by persons in their service upon citizens of the United States, we must be prepared to do justice to foreigners.

Eventually a host of newly landed merchants were ferried in, along with other foreigners in multi coloured hues, looking bemused.

As for me, as a freedwoman and a resident foreigner I am protected by our laws.