foreigners
FOR-i-nurz/ˈfɔɹ.ɪ.nɚz/UKFOR-i-nuhz/ˈfɒɹ.ɪ.nəz/
- 1Plural of foreigner.
The new policy makes it easier for foreigners to open a bank account.
Several foreigners had gathered outside the embassy to renew their visas.
Note
A regular plural, made with plain -s, and it carries both meanings of the singular. Usually it means people from other countries. On the shop floor, though, a foreigner can also be a private job an employee runs at the factory without going through the business. So a worker doing foreigners is not hiring anyone. Context settles which is meant: people arrive and apply, while jobs get done on the side.
foreigners is a form of foreigner
foreigner, noun: A person who belongs to or comes from a country other than one's own. Full entry
- Forms
- foreignerforeigners plural
- Spelling
- foreigner → foreigners: add -s
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