- 1 a large open space inside the entrance of a theatre or hotel where people can meet or wait synonym lobby I’ll meet you in the foyer at 7 o’clock. An elegant foyer leads directly to the living room. Wordfindertheatreartistic director, auditorium, balcony, box office, circle, director, foyer, stage, the stalls, theatre Oxford Collocations Dictionary adjectiveentrance, front, grand, … verb + foyerenter prepositionacross the foyer, in the foyer See full entry See related entries: In the theatre, Staying in a hotel
- 2 (North American English) an entrance hall in a private house or flat/apartment Word Originlate 18th cent. (denoting the ‘centre of attention or activity’): from French, ‘hearth, home’, based on Latin focus ‘domestic hearth’.
foyer
nounBrE BrE//ˈfɔɪeɪ//; NAmE NAmE//ˈfɔɪər//
In the theatre, Staying in a hotelCheck pronunciation: foyer
