foreigner en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈfɒɹ.ɪ.nə(ɹ)/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈfɑɹ.ɪ.nɚ/ (New-York-City)
- /ˈfɔɹ.ə.nɚ/ (General-American)
- /ˈfɔɹ.ɪ.nɚ/ (General-American)
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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.
Meanings
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A person from a foreign country.
By the existing law of Great Britain all foreigners have the unrestricted right of entrance and residence in this country; and while they remain in it are, equally with British subjects, under the protection of the law; nor can they be punished except for an offence against the law, and under the sentence of the ordinary tribunals of justice, after a public trial, and on a conviction founded on evidence given in open court. No foreigners, as such, can be sent out of this country by the Executive Government, except persons removed by virtue of treaties with other States; confirmed by Act of Parliament, for the mutual surrender of criminal offenders.
1852 May 4, Granville Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville, quotee, “FOREIGN REFUGEES.”, in Hansard's Parliamentary Debates:For a student of American history and a foreigner like myself, it is easier to understand all these extremisms of conscience.
1971 October 6, Alberto R. Oliva, “The American Sense of Guilt”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 19 Sep 2024:Though foreigners did play some part in fighting as mercenaries for Gadhafi during the bloody Libyan war, the IOM and local leaders in Chad say the vast majority of Chadians, like Mohammed, were working to send remittances home.
2012 April 18, David McKenzie, “Chad’s migrant workers pay price for Libya conflict”, in CNN Business, archived from the original on 01 Jan 2026:
- A private job run by an employee at a trade factory rather than going through the business.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| foreigners | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
native · native · compatriot · countrywoman · citizen · nonforeigner · countryman · autochthon · aborigine
Coordinates
outcast · maverick · strange person
Deriveds
foreignership · antiforeigner · nonforeigner
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
immigrant · intruder · extraterrestrial · newcomer · gaikokujin
Relateds
furriner · Appendix:English terms for outsiders · foreign · Johnny Foreigner
Synonyms
barbarian · furriner · noninhabitant · fremd · metœcus · gaijin · uitlander · outcomeling · outlander · firangi · non-resident · nonnational · stranger · outlander · nonresident · outsider · Paradesi · fremdling · strangeling · nonlocal · foreign · alien · outsider · foreigner · peregrine · outener
Translations (235)
eo fremdulo (person in a foreign land) · pl obcokrajowiec (person in a foreign land) · tr yabancı (person in a foreign land) · gl forasteiro (person in a foreign land) · tk gemişek (person in a foreign land) · ru инозе́мка (person in a foreign land) · ky чет өлкөлүк (person in a foreign land) · ja 異国人 (person in a foreign land) · ms orang asing (person in a foreign land) · sh strȁnkinja (person in a foreign land) · sl tujec (person in a foreign land) · nl buitenlandse (person in a foreign land) · bn আজনবি (person in a foreign land) · mk странец (person in a foreign land) · ca forastera (person in a foreign land) · th ฮวน (person in a foreign land) · ru инозе́мец (person in a foreign land) · bg чужденче́ (person in a foreign land) · bg чуждене́ц (person in a foreign land) · gl estranxeiro (person in a foreign land) · sh ту̀ђӣнка (person in a foreign land) · sq huaj (person in a foreign land) · az xarici (person in a foreign land) · kk шетел адамы (person in a foreign land) · cs cizinec (person in a foreign land) · de Ausländerin (person in a foreign land) · prs اَجْنَبِی (person in a foreign land) · et välismaalane (person in a foreign land) · kix chónghái (person in a foreign land) · la peregrīnus (person in a foreign land) · yi אויסלענדער (person in a foreign land) · uk чужозе́мка (person in a foreign land) · yi אויסלענדערין (person in a foreign land) · tet malae (person in a foreign land) · ga eachtrannach (person in a foreign land) · th ฝรั่ง (person in a foreign land) · mn гаднын хүн (person in a foreign land) · km បរទេស (person in a foreign land) · uk чужозе́мець (person in a foreign land) · bo ཕྱི་རྒྱལ་གྱི་མི (person in a foreign land) · be заме́жніца (person in a foreign land) · acw أجنبي (person in a foreign land) · ru чужезе́мка (person in a foreign land) · mt barrani (person in a foreign land) · it straniero (person in a foreign land) · enm foreyn (person in a foreign land) · ja 外人 (person in a foreign land) · nl buitenlander (person in a foreign land) · hsb wukrajnik (person in a foreign land) · tg аҷнабӣ (person in a foreign land) · ko 이국인 (person in a foreign land) · hu idegen (person in a foreign land) · ru чужестра́нец (person in a foreign land) · id orang asing (person in a foreign land) · vo hifoginänan (person in a foreign land) · lo ແຂກ (person in a foreign land) · fr étrangère (person in a foreign land) · ru чужезе́мец (person in a foreign land) · prs بیگَانَه (person in a foreign land) · el ξένος (person in a foreign land) · dng вэгуйжын (person in a foreign land) · ko 외국인 (person in a foreign land) · es extranjero (person in a foreign land) · eo alilandano (person in a foreign land) · hi विदेशी (person in a foreign land) · hy օտարազգի (person in a foreign land) · pl cudzoziemka (person in a foreign land) · it straniera (person in a foreign land) · ang elþēodgu (person in a foreign land) · tr çet elli (person in a foreign land) · ru чужестра́нка (person in a foreign land) · eo fremdlandulo (person in a foreign land) · az yadelli (person in a foreign land) · vi người ngoại quốc (person in a foreign land) · be заме́жнік (person in a foreign land) · lad estranyero (person in a foreign land) · mk туѓинец (person in a foreign land) · ca estrangera (person in a foreign land) · hi अन्यदेशीय (person in a foreign land) · es meteco (despective) (person in a foreign land) · ur پَرْدیسی (person in a foreign land) · sga echtrann (person in a foreign land) · ps اجنبي (person in a foreign land) · xsr ཕྱི་རྒྱ (person in a foreign land) · ca estranger (person in a foreign land) · uk інозе́мка (person in a foreign land) · uz chet ellik (person in a foreign land) · th ต่างชาติ (person in a foreign land) · tg хориҷӣ (person in a foreign land) · cmn 外國人 /外国人 (person in a foreign land) · kk шетелдік (person in a foreign land) · es extranjera (person in a foreign land) · ps خارج (person in a foreign land) · rup xen (person in a foreign land) · mk странкиња (person in a foreign land) · be іншазе́мец (person in a foreign land) · yue 老外 (person in a foreign land) · sh tùđīnka (person in a foreign land) · mt barranija (person in a foreign land) · sk cudzinec (person in a foreign land) · lv ārzemnieks (person in a foreign land) · vi người nước ngoài (person in a foreign land) · pt estrangeira (person in a foreign land) · az əcnəbi (person in a foreign land) · th คนจร (person in a foreign land) · ca foraster (person in a foreign land) · sh туђи́нац (person in a foreign land) · lo ແຂກກູລາ (person in a foreign land) · ang elþēodiġ (person in a foreign land) · ru иностра́нка (person in a foreign land) · fa-ira خارِجی (person in a foreign land) · la barbarus (person in a foreign land) · cmn 老外 (person in a foreign land) · sh stránac (person in a foreign land) · mt għariba (person in a foreign land) · gu વિદેશી (person in a foreign land) · hi परदेशी (person in a foreign land) · mk туѓинка (person in a foreign land) · bn বিদেশি (person in a foreign land) · sv utlänning (person in a foreign land) · km ជនបរទេស (person in a foreign land) · eo eksterlandano (person in a foreign land) · fi ulkomaalainen (person in a foreign land) · my နိုင်ငံခြားသား (person in a foreign land) · hu külföldi (person in a foreign land) · fa-ira اَجْنَبی (person in a foreign land) · lt svetimšalis (person in a foreign land) · mfe etranze (person in a foreign land) · el αλλοδαπός (person in a foreign land) · vo foginänan (person in a foreign land) · tg бегона (person in a foreign land) · gl estranxeira (person in a foreign land) · he זָר (person in a foreign land) · cmn 外人 (person in a foreign land) · la extraneus (person in a foreign land) · oc forastièr (person in a foreign land) · arz أجنبي (person in a foreign land) · ug چەتئەللىك (person in a foreign land) · be чужазе́мка (person in a foreign land) · sco fremmit fowk (person in a foreign land) · fo útlendingur (person in a foreign land) · is útlendingur (person in a foreign land) · hy օտարերկրացի (person in a foreign land) · he זָרָה (person in a foreign land) · el ξένη (person in a foreign land) · da udlænding (person in a foreign land) · sw ajinabi (person in a foreign land) · cy alltud (person in a foreign land) · lo ຄົນນອກ (person in a foreign land) · grc ξένος (person in a foreign land) · lt kitakilmis (person in a foreign land) · grc ξένη (person in a foreign land) · zlw-ocs jinokrajín (person in a foreign land) · es afuereño (person in a foreign land) · nv anaʼí (person in a foreign land) · bg чужденка́ (person in a foreign land) · sl tujka (person in a foreign land) · es extranjis (person in a foreign land) · uz ajnabiy (person in a foreign land) · acw أجْنَبِيَّة (person in a foreign land) · sk cudzinka (person in a foreign land) · lt užsienietis (person in a foreign land) · uga 𐎐𐎋𐎗 (person in a foreign land) · ug ئەجنەبىي (person in a foreign land) · gd coigreach (person in a foreign land) · yue 外國人 /外国人 (person in a foreign land) · tcy ಪರ್ರಾಯೆ (person in a foreign land) · ur اَجْنَبی (person in a foreign land) · tpw mamõygûara (person in a foreign land) · nan-hbl 外國儂 /外国侬 (person in a foreign land) · rup striin (person in a foreign land) · ug چەت ئەللىك (person in a foreign land) · lo ຝຣັ່ງ (person in a foreign land) · es fuereño (person in a foreign land) · bn বিদেশিনী (person in a foreign land) · mn гадаадын хүн (person in a foreign land) · es forastero (person in a foreign land) · ca forà (person in a foreign land) · gd coimheach (person in a foreign land) · mi tautangata (person in a foreign land) · gd eilthireach (person in a foreign land) · ga coimhthíoch (person in a foreign land) · nb utlending (person in a foreign land) · be чужазе́мец (person in a foreign land) · kmr biyanî (person in a foreign land) · nv déʼéyóní (person in a foreign land) · fr étranger (person in a foreign land) · anq innen (person in a foreign land) · gd Gall (person in a foreign land) · af buitelander (person in a foreign land) · prs خَارِجِی (person in a foreign land) · gl forasteira (person in a foreign land) · ota یابانجی (person in a foreign land) · tkl tino atunuku (person in a foreign land) · pt estrangeiro (person in a foreign land) · uk інозе́мець (person in a foreign land) · eu atzerritar, kanpotar (person in a foreign land) · ur بیگانَہ (person in a foreign land) · es afuerino (person in a foreign land) · sh стра́нац (person in a foreign land) · fa-ira بیگانِه (person in a foreign land) · ro străin (person in a foreign land) · mt għarib (person in a foreign land) · be іншазе́мка (person in a foreign land) · ko 외인 (person in a foreign land) · ml വിദേശി (person in a foreign land) · ru иностра́нец (person in a foreign land) · la alienus (person in a foreign land) · arz أجنبية (person in a foreign land) · ro străină (person in a foreign land) · my တတိုင်းတပြည်သား (person in a foreign land) · th ต่างด้าว (person in a foreign land) · lt užsienietė (person in a foreign land) · te పరదేశి (person in a foreign land) · el αλλοδαπή (person in a foreign land) · cs cizinka (person in a foreign land) · pl cudzoziemiec (person in a foreign land) · nn utlending (person in a foreign land) · sh стра̏нкиња (person in a foreign land) · hy արտասահմանցի (person in a foreign land) · lv ārzemniece (person in a foreign land) · hi अजनबी (person in a foreign land) · ja 外国人 (person in a foreign land) · oc estrangièr (person in a foreign land) · kmr ecnebî (person in a foreign land) · enm foreyner (person in a foreign land) · de Ausländer (person in a foreign land) · ka უცხოელი (person in a foreign land) · ar أَجْنَبِيّ (person in a foreign land) · vo jifoginänan (person in a foreign land) · ar أَجْنَبِيَّة (person in a foreign land) · tr ecnebi (person in a foreign land) · nan-hbl 外國人 /外国人 (person in a foreign land) · sh tuđínac (person in a foreign land) · es foráneo (person in a foreign land)