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- Dictionarystran·ger/ˈstrānjər/
noun
- 1. a person whom one does not know or with whom one is not familiar: "don't talk to strangers"
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: a person or thing that is unknown or with whom one is unacquainted. d. : one who does not belong to or is kept from the activities of a group. e. : one not privy or party to an act, contract, or title : one that interferes without right. 2. : one ignorant of or unacquainted with someone or something. stranger. 2 of 3. adjective.
STRANGER definition: 1. someone you do not know: 2. A stranger in a particular place is someone who has never been…. Learn more.
Stranger definition: a person with whom one has had no personal acquaintance. See examples of STRANGER used in a sentence.
A stranger is someone you have not met before or do not know at all. If two people are strangers, they have never met or do not know each other at all.
A person not known or familiar to one; person who is not an acquaintance. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A guest or visitor. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A person unaccustomed (to something specified); novice. An athlete who is no stranger to physical pain. Webster's New World. Similar definitions.
A stranger is someone you don't know or who doesn't belong in a specific place. Parents tell their kids, "Don't talk to strangers." That's because strangers are people they don't know, who could be dangerous. Just like strange things are odd or weird, a stranger is unknown and therefore potentially scary.
1. a person with whom one has had no personal acquaintance. 2. a newcomer in a place: a stranger in town. 3. a person who does not belong to the family, group, or community; an outsider: Our town shows hospitality to strangers. 4. a person unacquainted with or unaccustomed to something: no stranger to poverty.
a person that you do not know. There was a complete stranger sitting at my desk. They got on well together although they were total strangers. Why should a perfect (= complete) stranger ever help me out? We've told our daughter not to speak to strangers. stranger to somebody She remained a stranger to me. Extra Examples.
6 days ago · stranger (third-person singular simple present strangers, present participle strangering, simple past and past participle strangered) (obsolete, transitive) To estrange; to alienate.
stranger meaning, definition, what is stranger: someone that you do not know: Learn more.
