Main Entry:

¹strang·er

Pronunciation:

\ˈstrān-jər\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Middle English, from Anglo-French estrangier stranger, foreigner, from estrange

Date:

14th century

1: one who is strange: as a (1): foreigner (2): a resident alien b: one in the house of another as a guest, visitor, or intruder c: 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