What does stranger mean?
Definitions for stranger
ˈstreɪn dʒərstran·ger
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word stranger.
Princeton's WordNet
stranger, alien, unknownnoun
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
strangernoun
an individual that one is not acquainted with
Wiktionary
strangernoun
A person whom one does not know; a person who is neither a friend nor an acquaintance.
strangernoun
An outsider or foreigner
strangernoun
A newcomer.
Etymology: estrangier, from extraneus (whence also English estrange), from extra.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Strangernoun
Etymology: estranger, French.
I am a most poor woman, and a stranger,
Born out of your dominions; having here
No judge indiff’rent. William Shakespeare, Henry VIII.Your daughter hath made a gross revolt;
Tying her duty, beauty, wit and fortunes
To an extravagant and wheeling stranger
Of here and every where. William Shakespeare.There is no place in Europe so much frequented by strangers, whether they are such as come out of curiosity, or such who are obliged to attend the court of Rome. Joseph Addison, on Italy.
Melons on beds of ice are taught to bear,
And strangers to the sun yet ripen here. George Granville.After a year’s inter-regnum from the death of Romulus, the senate of their own authority chose a successor, and a stranger, merely upon the fame of his virtues. Jonathan Swift.
Strangers and foes do sunder, and not kiss. William Shakespeare.
You did void your rheum upon my beard,
And foot me, as you spurn a stranger cur
Over your threshold. William Shakespeare, Merchant of Venice.We ought to acknowledge, that no nations are wholly aliens and strangers the one to the other. Francis Bacon.
That stranger guest the Taphean realm obeys. Alexander Pope.
They came, and near him plac’d the stranger guest. Alexander Pope.
He will vouchsafe
This day to be our guest: bring forth and pour
Abundance, fit to honour and receive
Our heavenly stranger. John Milton.My child is yet a stranger in the world;
She hath not seen the change of fourteen years. William Shakespeare.I was no stranger to the original: I had also studied Virgil ’s design, and his disposition of it. Dryden.
I unspeak my detraction; here abjure
The taints and blames upon myself,
For strangers to my nature. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.To Strangerverb
To estrange; to alienate.
Etymology: from the noun.
Will you with those infirmities she owes,
Dower’d with our curse, and stranger’d with our oath,
Take her or leave her? William Shakespeare.
Wikipedia
Stranger
A stranger is a person who is unknown to another person or group. Because of this unknown status, a stranger may be perceived as a threat until their identity and character can be ascertained. Different classes of strangers have been identified for social science purposes, and the tendency for strangers and foreigners to overlap has been examined. The presence of a stranger can throw an established social order into question, "because the stranger is neither friend nor enemy; and because he may be both". The distrust of strangers has led to the concept of stranger danger (and the expression "don't talk to strangers"), wherein excessive emphasis is given to teaching children to fear strangers despite the most common sources of abduction or abuse being people known to the child.
ChatGPT
stranger
A stranger is an individual who is unknown to or unfamiliar to another person or group. Strangers typically have not had previous interactions, relationships, or established connections with each other.
Webster Dictionary
Strangernoun
one who is strange, foreign, or unknown
Strangernoun
one who comes from a foreign land; a foreigner
Strangernoun
one whose home is at a distance from the place where he is, but in the same country
Strangernoun
one who is unknown or unacquainted; as, the gentleman is a stranger to me; hence, one not admitted to communication, fellowship, or acquaintance
Strangernoun
one not belonging to the family or household; a guest; a visitor
Strangernoun
one not privy or party an act, contract, or title; a mere intruder or intermeddler; one who interferes without right; as, actual possession of land gives a good title against a stranger having no title; as to strangers, a mortgage is considered merely as a pledge; a mere stranger to the levy
Strangerverb
to estrange; to alienate
Etymology: [OF. estrangier, F. tranger. See Strange.]
Wikidata
Stranger
The Stranger is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The Stranger first appeared in X-Men #11, and was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
STRANGER
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Stranger is ranked #57234 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Stranger surname appeared 356 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Stranger.
92.7% or 330 total occurrences were White.
2.8% or 10 total occurrences were Black.
2.8% or 10 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
British National Corpus
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'stranger' in Nouns Frequency: #1673
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of stranger in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of stranger in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of stranger in a Sentence
A little bit later you're going to hear from a guy who I hear has been talking about launching a potential political career, you may have heard of this, Kanye is thinking about running for Speaker of the House. It couldn't get any stranger...But in case Kanye is serious about this whole POTUS thing -- or as he calls it 'peezy' [West's nickname is Yeezy] -- I do have advice for him.
I did little things like convincing a stranger in the street to help me get from A to B, or knocking on someone's door and saying 'I need your help can I come in' on a mission to get to their balcony, i felt terrible lying to these really nice people.
While I do not have the experience of ever having been discriminated against because of the color of my skin, I do have the experience of sometimes feeling like a stranger in my own country, turning on the news and seeing my own rights come up for debate, and seeing my rights expanded by a coalition of people like me and people not at all like me.
Honest criticism is hard to take, particularly from a relative, a friend, an acquaintance or a stranger.
The mere presence of a stranger is enough to cause a measurable stress response.
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- غريب, أجنبيArabic
- desconegut, estranger, forasterCatalan, Valencian
- neznámý, cizinecCzech
- dieithrynWelsh
- fremmedDanish
- Neuling, Ausländer, FremderGerman
- νέος, άγνωστος, αλλοδαπός, ξένοςGreek
- fremduloEsperanto
- extranjero, desconocido, forasteroSpanish
- غریبه, خارجیPersian
- tulokas, tuntematon, muukalainenFinnish
- inconnu, étrangère, étrangerFrench
- strainséirIrish
- coigreach, coimheachScottish Gaelic
- परदेशी, विदेशी, अन्यदेशीय, अजनबीHindi
- idegenekHungarian
- նորեկ, անծանոթ, օտարականArmenian
- straniero, stranieraItalian
- זָרHebrew
- 外人, 外国人, 知らない人Japanese
- peregrinus, extraneusLatin
- tautangataMāori
- дојденец, туѓинец, странец, новодојденец, незнаник, незнајникMacedonian
- vreemdeDutch
- cudzoziemiec, przybysz, obcy, nieznajomyPolish
- recém-chegado, estranho, estrangeiroPortuguese
- чужой, незнакомец, инородец, пришелец, незнакомка, иностранка, чужеземец, посторонний, иностранец, новоприбывшийRussian
- prìdošlica, došljàkinja, strȁnkinja, dòšljāk, stránac, tuđínacSerbo-Croatian
- nykomling, främlingSwedish
- ฝรั่งThai
- پردیشی, اجنبیUrdu
- người lạVietnamese
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