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foreigner.

A person from a foreign country.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈfɒɹ.ɪ.nə(ɹ)/Received-Pronunciation/ˈfɔɹ.ɪ.nɚ/General-American/ˈfɔɹ.ə.nɚ/General-American/ˈfɑɹ.ɪ.nɚ/New-York-City
  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.

Where this word comes from

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.

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