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foreigner

fo·reig·ner

UK/ˈfɒɹ.ɪ.nə(ɹ)/ US/ˈfɔɹ.ɪ.nɚ/ fairly common

noun

1.

a person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country

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2.

someone who is excluded from or is not a member of a group

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Origin

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.

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  • Appendix:English terms for outsiders

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