Foreigner
/ˈfɔːr.ɪ.nər/noun
A person from a different country or nation.
Did you know?In ancient times, being a 'foreigner' often meant being viewed as a threat or an outsider, invoking fear and suspicion in local communities.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*por
“before or in front of”
Latin
Latin
foris
“outside”
Old French
Old French
forain
“from outside; alien”
Middle English
Middle English
foreyn
“strange or foreign”
Modern English
English
foreigner
“one who comes from outside; an outsider”