foreigner
English
/ˈfɒɹ.ɪ.nə(ɹ)/, /ˈfɔɹ.ɪ.nɚ/, /ˈfɑɹ.ɪ.nɚ/
noun
Definitions
- A person from a foreign country.
- A private job run by an employee at a trade factory rather than going through the business.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English forner suf from English foreign.
Origin
English
foreign
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antiforeign English
- antiforeigner English
- foreign English
- foreign country English
- foreign-born English
- foreignise English
- foreignism English
- foreignization English
- foreignize English
- foreignly English
- foreignness English
- hyperforeign English
- nonforeign English
- nonforeigner English
- unforeign English
- foreyn Middle English
- forner Middle English
- foreigner Cebuano
- porener Cebuano