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furriner

furriner is the pronunciation spelling of foreigner.

Meaning of foreigner

Noun

foreigner (plural foreigners)

  1. A person from a foreign country.
    • By the existing law of Great Britain all foreigners have the unrestricted right of entrance and residence in this country; and while they remain in it are, equally with British subjects, under the protection of the law; nor can they be punished except for an offence against the law, and under the...1852 May 4, Granville Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville, quotee, “FOREIGN REFUGEES.”, in Hansard's Parliamentary Debates
    Synonyms:
    outlander, outsider
    Antonyms:
    native
  2. A private job run by an employee at a trade factory rather than going through the business.

Forms of furriner

pluralfurriners

Questions about furriner

What is furriner the pronunciation spelling of?
Furriner is the pronunciation spelling of foreigner.

Words near furriner in the dictionary

  1. furriest
  2. furrification
  3. furrifications
  4. furrily
  5. furrin
  6. furriner
  7. furriners
  8. furriness
  9. furring
  10. furring out
  11. furring up

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