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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 Word Forms
- ٰg· adjective
Word History and Origins
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Example Sentences
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.
I grew up in a seafood-loving household, so I’m no stranger when it comes to indulging in fish, shrimp, crab and anything else that comes fresh out of the sea.
Noah Wyle, star of the hit medical drama “The Pitt,” is no stranger to sporting a stethoscope around his neck and neither is his mother.
Nobody tells Joel this before he delivers her to the strangers intending to end her life on an operating table in Salt Lake City.
We continue to lean heavily on both friends and strangers, as we struggle to maintain the hope necessary to rebuild our lives in this unexpected After.
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