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foreigner

for·eign·er
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [fawr-uh-ner, for-]
    • /ˈfɔr ə nər, ˈfɒr-/
    • /ˈfɒr.ə.nər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fawr-uh-ner, for-]
    • /ˈfɔr ə nər, ˈfɒr-/

Definitions of foreigner word

  • noun foreigner a person not native to or naturalized in the country or jurisdiction under consideration; alien. 1
  • noun foreigner a person from outside one's community. 1
  • noun foreigner a thing produced in or brought from a foreign country. 1
  • noun foreigner Nautical. a foreign vessel. 1
  • noun foreigner A person born in or coming from a country other than one's own. 1
  • noun foreigner person 1

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Origin of foreigner

First appearance:

before 1375
One of the 22% oldest English words
First recorded in 1375-1425, foreigner is from the late Middle English word foreiner. See foreign, -er1

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Parts of speech for Foreigner

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

foreigner popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

foreigner usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for foreigner

noun foreigner

  • alien — Alien means belonging to a different country, race, or group, usually one you do not like or are frightened of.
  • outsider — a person not belonging to a particular group, set, party, etc.: Society often regards the artist as an outsider.
  • immigrant — a person who migrates to another country, usually for permanent residence.
  • greenhorn — an untrained or inexperienced person.
  • newcomer — a person or thing that has recently arrived; new arrival: She is a newcomer to our city. The firm is a newcomer in the field of advertising.

Antonyms for foreigner

noun foreigner

  • native — being the place or environment in which a person was born or a thing came into being: one's native land.
  • citizen — Someone who is a citizen of a particular country is legally accepted as belonging to that country.
  • local — low-cal.
  • national — of, relating to, or maintained by a nation as an organized whole or independent political unit: national affairs.

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