foreigner
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfɒɹ.ɪ.nə(ɹ)/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈfɔɹ.ɪ.nɚ/
- (NYC) IPA(key): /ˈfɑɹ.ɪ.nɚ/
Audio (US) (file) - Hyphenation: for‧eign‧er
Noun[edit]
foreigner (plural foreigners)
- A person from a foreign country.
- A private job run by an employee at a trade factory rather than going through the business.
Synonyms[edit]
- (person from a foreign country): alien, metœcus, outlander, outsider, stranger; see also Thesaurus:foreigner
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
person in a foreign land
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Cebuano[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from English foreigner.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (General Cebuano) IPA(key): /ˈfɔɾinəɹ/ ~ [/ˈpɔɾinəɹ/]
Noun[edit]
foreigner
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