forain

Noun

1. (masculine) showman (fairground entertainer)
2. (masculine) stallholder

Adj

fair, fairground

Pronounced as (IPA)

/fɔ.ʁɛ̃/

Etymology

Inherited from Old French: forain

Inherited from Latin: forīs

In summary

Inherited from Old French forain, from Vulgar Latin *forānus (“outsider”), from Latin forīs (“outside”). Assimilated to foire (“fair”) (which is from Latin fēria) through folk etymology. Once meant "foreign", but replaced by étranger in this sense.

Concepts

foreign

showman

fairground entertainer

carnie

carny

alien

👽

selling place

shop

Synonyms

stand

de foire

place de marchand

Translations

gezici

seyyar

Schausteller

estera

extrarius

foran

obcokrajowy

estrangeira

extranjero

empresario del espectáculo

foráneo

şovmen

panayır oyuncusu

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