noun

foreigner

foreigner, alien, outsider

He is a foreigner in this country.

He is a foreigner in this country.

((a/the foreigner)) a person from another country The foreigner asked for directions.

Synonyms: alien, immigrant, outsider; Antonyms: native, citizen

From the adjective 'foreign' plus the suffix '-er', which denotes a person.

A 'foreign-er' is a person (-er) from a 'foreign' land.

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