First Known Use: 14th century
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1stranger
noun strang·er \ˈstrān-jər\
: someone who you have not met before or do not know
: someone who has not experienced something
: someone who is in a new and unfamiliar place
Full Definition of STRANGER
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
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Origin of STRANGER
Middle English, from Anglo-French estrangier stranger, foreigner, from estrange
2stranger
adjective
Definition of STRANGER
: of, relating to, or being a stranger : foreign
First Known Use of STRANGER
15th century
3stranger
transitive verb
STRANGER Defined for Kids
stranger
noun strang·er \ˈstrān-jər\
Definition of STRANGER for Kids
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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