foreigner

== English == === 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. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfɒɹ.ɪ.nə(ɹ)/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈfɔɹ.ɪ.nɚ/, /ˈfɔɹ.ə.nɚ/ (New York City) IPA(key): /ˈfɑɹ.ɪ.nɚ/ Hyphenation: for‧eign‧er === Noun === 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 ==== (person from a foreign country): alien, metœcus, outlander, outsider, stranger; see also Thesaurus:foreigner ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== foreign furriner ==== Translations ====