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stranger

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strang·er  (strnjr)
n.
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
Noun
1. any person whom one does not know
2. a person who is new to a particular place
3. stranger to a person who is unfamiliar with or new to something: Paul is no stranger to lavish spending
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.strangerstranger - anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
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,
noun 2. newcomer, incomer, foreigner, guest, visitor, unknown, alien, new arrival, outlander a stranger to something unaccustomed to, new to, unused to, ignorant of, inexperienced in, unversed in, unpractised in, unseasoned in >> fear xenophobia
Translations
stranger [ˈstreɪndʒəʳ] ndesconocido/a;
(from another area) → forastero/a;
I'm a stranger here → no soy de aquí
stranger [ˈstreɪndʒəʳ] strange n (= unknown) → inconnu(e);
(from somewhere else) → étranger/ère;
I'm a stranger here → je ne suis pas d'ici
stranger [ˈstreɪndʒəʳ] strange nFremde(r) f(m);
I'm a stranger here strange → ich bin hier fremd
stranger [ˈstreɪndʒəʳ] n (unknown) → sconosciuto/a;
(from another place) → estraneo/a;
I'm a stranger here → non sono del posto


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As he drew nigh this bridge he saw a tall stranger coming from the other side.
A stranger came to Winesburg and saw in the child what the father did not see.
And with a lengthened string of similar broken sentences, delivered with extraordinary volubility, the stranger led the way to the traveller's waiting-room, whither he was closely followed by Mr.
 
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