furriner

noun

fur·rin·er ˈfər-ə-nər

: foreigner sense 2

—used to represent a dialect pronunciation

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The cities, filled with furriners, were kind of quiet, but nearly every little town in Texas put on some sort of show. — T. R. Fehrenbach, San Antonio Express-News, 16 Feb. 2018

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1838, in the meaning defined above

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