strang·er
ˈstrān-jər 
1
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
strangered; strangering; strangers
Examples of stranger in a Sentence
Noun
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.
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Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
Each year, teams of strangers—a composer, a writer, a choreographer, and a director—create a musical at breakneck speed.
—Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 21 Apr. 2025
Delores is instantly drawn to this studly stranger, who claims to have killed the beast with his bare hands.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 25 Jan. 2025
Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 May 2025
Once inside, Gibson scanned a sea of white people who filled the bleachers and packed together in lawn chairs, most of them strangers to him except for a few who worked at the public school district.
—Jennifer Berry Hawes, ProPublica, 19 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Mackenzie Brown is pursuing her dream of becoming a nurse thanks to the kindness of strangers.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
Each year, teams of strangers—a composer, a writer, a choreographer, and a director—create a musical at breakneck speed.
—Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
Adjective
Both are considered unlikely to be chosen due to their high-profile disagreements with the liberal wing of the college, but stranger outcomes have happened.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 21 Apr. 2025
Delores is instantly drawn to this studly stranger, who claims to have killed the beast with his bare hands.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 25 Jan. 2025
Verb
People have been trained to seek validation from therapists, social media followers, even strangers online.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 May 2025
Once inside, Gibson scanned a sea of white people who filled the bleachers and packed together in lawn chairs, most of them strangers to him except for a few who worked at the public school district.
—Jennifer Berry Hawes, ProPublica, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Stranger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stranger. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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