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