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