Definition of Stranger
Stranger
strang·er
Definition/Meaning
(noun)
a person who is unfamiliar or unknown to one;
e.g. I was approached by a stranger while I was waiting for the bus.
(noun)
a person who is not familiar with a particular community or place, or broadly, one who is not known in a particular group;
e.g. She didn't want to be a stranger in a new country with no way of communicating, so she learnt some phrases in the local language.
(noun)
someone who is not familiar with a situation, feeling, or experience;
e.g. He wasn't a stranger to hard work, and he believed in always doing his best.
(adjective)
foreign or unfamiliar;
e.g. She struggled to understand their stranger ideas, but she tried to stay open-minded.
(adjective)
more surprising, unexpected, or unusual, less familiar, often in a way that is difficult to understand;
e.g. I had never seen a stranger sight, and I wondered if I was dreaming.
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