Strangers

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1. One who is neither a friend nor an acquaintance.

2. A foreigner, newcomer, or outsider.

3. One who is unaccustomed to or unacquainted with something specified; a novice: a stranger to our language; no stranger to hardship.

4. A visitor or guest.

5. Law One that is neither privy nor party to a title, act, or contract.

[Middle English, from Old French estrangier, from estrange, strange; see strange.]

stranger [ˈstreɪndʒə]

1. any person whom one does not know

2. a person who is new to a particular locality, from another region, town, etc.

3. a guest or visitor

4. (foll by to) a person who is unfamiliar (with) or new (to) something he is no stranger to computers

5. (Law) Law a person who is neither party nor privy to a transaction

stranger

extranean - An outsider or stranger, a person not belonging to a household.
barbarian - Based on Greek barbaros, "stranger" or "enemy."
stranger - Originally a foreigner, from Old French estrangier, from Latin extraneus, "person outside."
pilgrim - Its basic meaning was "traveler, homeless wanderer," from Latin peregrinum, "foreigner, stranger."

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Noun	1.	stranger - anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found alien, unknown outsider, foreigner - someone who is excluded from or is not a member of a group interloper, intruder, trespasser - someone who intrudes on the privacy or property of another without permission acquaintance, friend - a person with whom you are acquainted; "I have trouble remembering the names of all my acquaintances"; "we are friends of the family"
	2.	stranger - an individual that one is not acquainted with individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" acquaintance, friend - a person with whom you are acquainted; "I have trouble remembering the names of all my acquaintances"; "we are friends of the family"

stranger

noun

1. unknown person Sometimes I feel like I'm living with a stranger.

2. newcomer, incomer, foreigner, guest, visitor, unknown, alien, new arrival, newbie (slang), outlander Being a stranger in town can be a painful experience.

3. unaccustomed to, new to, unused to, ignorant of, a stranger to, inexperienced in, unversed in, unpractised in, unseasoned in He is no stranger to controversy.

Related words
fear xenophobia

Quotations
"a stranger in a strange land" Bible: Exodus

Translations

stranger [ˈstreɪndʒəʳ] N (= unknown person) → desconocido/a m/f, extraño/a m/f; (from another area etc) → forastero/a m/f
he's a stranger to me → es un desconocido para mí
I'm a stranger here → yo soy nuevo aquí
hello, stranger! → ¡cuánto tiempo sin vernos!
you're quite a stranger! → ¡apenas te dejas ver!
he is no stranger to vice → conoce bien los vicios

stranger [ˈstreɪndʒə^r] n

(= unknown person) → inconnu(e) m/f
Don't talk to strangers → Ne parle pas aux inconnus.
don't be a stranger! (= keep in touch) → on reste en contact

(from somewhere else) → étranger/ère m/f
They are regarded as strangers in the village → On les considère comme des étrangers dans le village.
I'm a stranger here
BUT Je ne suis pas d'ici.

stranger

n → Fremde(r) mf; he’s a complete stranger to me → ich kenne ihn überhaupt nicht; I’m a stranger here myself → ich bin selbst fremd hier; he is no stranger to London → er kennt sich in London aus; he is no stranger to misfortune → Leid ist ihm nicht fremd; to be a stranger to this kind of work → mit dieser Art von Arbeit nicht vertraut sein; hullo, stranger! (inf) → hallo, lange nicht gesehen; you’re quite a stranger here (inf) → man kennt dich ja gar nicht mehr; the little stranger (hum) → der kleine Neuankömmling

stranger [ˈstreɪndʒəʳ] n (unknown person) → sconosciuto/a; (from another place) → forestiero/a, estraneo/a
I'm a stranger here → non sono del posto
he's a complete stranger to me → non lo conosco affatto, per me è un perfetto sconosciuto
I'm no stranger to Rome → conosco Roma

stranger → شخص غريب neznámý člověk fremmed Fremder ξένος desconocido muukalainen inconnu stranac estraneo 知らない人 낯선 사람 vreemdeling fremmed nieznajomy desconhecido незнакомец främling คนแปลกหน้า yabancı người lạ 陌生人

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