foreigner

Etymology

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.

noun

  1. A person from a foreign country.
  2. A private job run by an employee at a trade factory rather than going through the business.

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