furriner

furriner

English

Noun

furriner (plural furriners)

1. (Now chiefly derogatory) Pronunciation 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.

   • 1885, Bret Harte, By Shore and Sedge:

     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.

   • 1905, Baroness Emmuska Orczy, The Scarlet Pimpernel:

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

Related terms

• furrin