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stranger
[ streyn-jer ]
noun
- a person with whom one has had no personal acquaintance:
He is a perfect stranger to me.
Antonyms:
- a newcomer in a place or locality:
a stranger in town.
- an outsider:
They want no strangers in on the club meetings.
- a person who is unacquainted with or unaccustomed to something (usually followed by to ):
He is no stranger to poverty.
- a person who is not a member of the family, group, community, or the like, as a visitor or guest:
Our town shows hospitality to strangers.
- Law. one not privy or party to an act, proceeding, etc.
stranger
/ ˈٰɪԻə /
noun
- any person whom one does not know
- a person who is new to a particular locality, from another region, town, etc
- a guest or visitor
- foll by to a person who is unfamiliar (with) or new (to) something
he is no stranger to computers
- law a person who is neither party nor privy to a transaction
Other 51Թ Forms
- ٰg· adjective
51Թ History and Origins
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Example Sentences
Somewhere between the giant wooden duck box and the framed colored-pencil portrait of strangers' wedding vows, there’s a plate of pierogi that tastes like a cheeseburger.
While feeding and bathing the dazed stranger, Bertie takes a chance.
Children feared "a stranger, a classmate, or even a friend" could target them using technologies which could be found on popular search and social media platforms.
Itamar Moses, no stranger to unlikely dramatic subjects, compressed the epic saga into a compact yet labyrinthine book.
When Lee Deakin came out of his house to fetch a phone charger from the boot of his car, a stranger armed with a bottle of acid was lying in wait for him.
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