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Grammar : Noun
Spell : fawr-uh-ner, for-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈfɔr ə nər, ˈfɒr-



Definition of foreigner

Origin :
  • early 15c., foreyner; see foreign + -er (1).
  • In ordinary use chiefly applied to those who speak a foreign language as their native tongue; thus in England the term is not commonly understood to include Americans. [OED]
  • noun person from another country
Example sentences :
  • What he specially disliked was that his master was a foreigner.
  • Extract from : « The Armourer's Prentices » by Charlotte M. Yonge
  • How can I be a foreigner in my own country, here where I was born?
  • Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic
  • She was a foreigner, but spoke French so perfectly that I was stupefied.
  • Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
  • A plot in the prisons, of the foreigner against the Republic.
  • Extract from : « A Tale of Two Cities » by Charles Dickens
  • It will be a curious sight, especially for a foreigner, and I advise you not to miss it.
  • Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
  • The truth is, nothing was so difficult as to play like this foreigner.
  • Extract from : « The Memoirs of Count Grammont, Complete » by Anthony Hamilton
  • Ion replies that he is a foreigner, and the Athenians and Spartans will not appoint a foreigner to be their general.
  • Extract from : « Ion » by Plato
  • But no sooner does this foreigner appear, than you instantly commit your soul to his keeping.
  • Extract from : « Protagoras » by Plato
  • Ruth Bellenden's married to a foreigner who's next door to a madman.
  • Extract from : « The House Under the Sea » by Sir Max Pemberton
  • They were talking about the "foreigner" of course, and laughing at him.
  • Extract from : « Kent Knowles: Quahaug » by Joseph C. Lincoln

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