Definition of stranger
1 : one who is strange: such asa (1) : foreigner (2) : a resident alienb : one in the house of another as a guest, visitor, or intruderc : a person or thing that is unknown or with whom one is unacquaintedd : one who does not belong to or is kept from the activities of a groupe : 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
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Examples of stranger in a Sentence
Children are taught not to talk to strangers.
He is a complete stranger to me.
“Excuse me. Do you know where the library is?” “I'm sorry. I'm a stranger here myself.”
I'm a stranger to the area.
Recent Examples of stranger from the Web
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Bella Thorne is no stranger to dealing with relationship gossip.
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Lalmalani is no stranger to the desire of young professionals to live in cities: His adult daughters, a lawyer and an actress, live in Chicago.
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Alabama's been lucky recently but is no stranger to hurricanes.
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Mr. Maher, 61, who just received his 40th Emmy nomination, is no stranger to controversy.
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Rubin appeared on Kimmel’s show Thursday night in a remote interview, and just as Kimmel was asking the Delco teen about the ceremony, a bearded stranger stumbled onto the set wearing a T-shirt and a pair of jeans.
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The newest member of the Forest Hills Board of Education is no stranger to the school board, the school district – or even the field of teaching.
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One evening in May, 40 strangers gathered for a social experiment in a rental film studio just outside downtown Los Angeles.
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Abello, who will begin her collegiate career in August at Penn State, is no stranger to playing for her country.
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Origin and Etymology of stranger
Middle English, from Anglo-French estrangier stranger, foreigner, from estrange
stranger
Definition of stranger
: of, relating to, or being a stranger : foreign
Recent Examples of stranger from the Web
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Stranger Things To be fair, where were his parents?
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First Known Use of stranger
15th century
First Known Use of stranger
1606
STRANGER Defined for English Language Learners
stranger
playDefinition of stranger for English Language Learners
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: someone who you have not met before or do not know
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: someone who has not experienced something
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: someone who is in a new and unfamiliar place
STRANGER Defined for Kids
stranger
playDefinition of stranger for Students
1 : a person in a new or unfamiliar place She is a stranger here and does not know her way around.
2 : a person whom another person does not know or has not met Children should not talk to strangers.
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Legal Definition of stranger
: someone who is not a party or in privity with a party (as to a contract or legal action) may be enforced against a stranger to the contract
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