furriner

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A form of foreigner — A person from a foreign country.

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Meanings

nounfurriner (plural furriners)

plural furriners

  1. pronunciation spellingNow chiefly derogatoryPronunciation spelling of foreigner.

    1853, John Greenleaf Whittier, Yankee Gypsies, I took this 'ere paper, you see, to help a poor furriner, who could n't make himself understood any more than a wild goose.

    2 more examples

    Thar ain't no place whar you haven't as much right to go ez any other man; thar ain't any man, furriner or Amerykan, young or old, dyed or undyed, ez hev got any better rights.

    1885, Bret Harte, By Shore and Sedge

    Just fancy ME bein' talked over by any God-forsaken furriner!

    1905, Baroness Emmuska Orczy, The Scarlet Pimpernel

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
foreigneroutsider
Cite this entry
APA

furriner. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/furriner

MLA

“furriner.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/furriner. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “furriner,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/furriner.

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