English Explanatory Dictionary

foreigner

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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.

Pronunciation

/ˈfɒɹ.ɪ.nə(ɹ)/ /ˈfɔɹ.ɪ.nɚ/ /ˈfɔɹ.ə.nɚ/ /ˈfɑɹ.ɪ.nɚ/ En-us-foreigner.ogg

Word forms

foreigner foreigners

Etymology

From Middle English forner, foreyner, foroner, forenere, augmentation of earlier forein (“foreigner”), from the adjective. Equivalent to foreign + -er. Use of the -er suffix may be due to analogy with Middle English straunger (“stranger”). Displaced native Old English elþēodiġ.

Synonyms

alien metœcus outlander outsider stranger barbarian firangi foreign foreigner fremd fremdling furriner gaijin nonlocal noninhabitant nonnational nonresident non-resident outcomeling outener Paradesi peregrine strangeling uitlander

Antonyms

aborigine autochthon citizen compatriot countryman countrywoman native nonforeigner

Related words

foreign furriner Appendix:English terms for outsiders

Derived words

antiforeigner foreignership nonforeigner
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