Definitions for stranger
ˈstreɪn dʒərstran·ger

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. stranger, alien, unknownnoun

   anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found

2. strangernoun

   an individual that one is not acquainted with

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. strangernoun

   A person whom one does not know; a person who is neither a friend nor an acquaintance.

2. strangernoun

   An outsider or foreigner

3. strangernoun

   A newcomer.

4. Etymology: estrangier, from extraneus (whence also English estrange), from extra.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Strangernoun

   Etymology: estranger, French.

   1. A foreigner; one of another country.

   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.

   2. One unknown.

   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.

   3. A guest; one not a domestick.

   He will vouchsafe
   This day to be our guest: bring forth and pour
   Abundance, fit to honour and receive
   Our heavenly stranger. John Milton.

   4. One unacquainted.

   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.

   5. One not admitted to any communication or fellowship.

   I unspeak my detraction; here abjure
   The taints and blames upon myself,
   For strangers to my nature. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

2. 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.

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1. 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.

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1. 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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Strangernoun

   one who is strange, foreign, or unknown

2. Strangernoun

   one who comes from a foreign land; a foreigner

3. Strangernoun

   one whose home is at a distance from the place where he is, but in the same country

4. Strangernoun

   one who is unknown or unacquainted; as, the gentleman is a stranger to me; hence, one not admitted to communication, fellowship, or acquaintance

5. Strangernoun

   one not belonging to the family or household; a guest; a visitor

6. 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

7. Strangerverb

   to estrange; to alienate

8. Etymology: [OF. estrangier, F. tranger. See Strange.]

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1. 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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1. 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.

Matched Categories

1. • Intruder
   • Person

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'stranger' in Nouns Frequency: #1673

Anagrams for stranger »

1. granters

How to pronounce stranger?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of stranger in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of stranger in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of stranger in a Sentence

1. Laura Beyer:

   My thought is if those of us who care for others would simply' keep an eye on' children as we drive to and fro, they would be safe nonetheless, if you see a child walking and he or she is being approached by what seems to be a stranger, pull to the side of the road and ask if he or she is OK.

2. Sir Arthur Eddington:

   Not only is the universe stranger than we imagine, it is stranger than we can imagine.

3. Hrachik Adjamian:

   A lot of people keep snoozing alarm clocks and still can't wake up, our research shows that a one-minute talk to a stranger wakes your brain up with a 99% guarantee. When someone asks you questions in the morning your brain has to wake up to answer. Also you try to be kind, you try to turn on your social pattern of behavior. After the call you can't sleep anymore even if you had a short sleep.

4. John Burdon Sanderson Haldane:

   My own suspicion is that the universe is not only stranger than we suppose, but stranger than we can suppose.

5. Jeffrey Mogil:

   The mere presence of a stranger is enough to cause a measurable stress response.

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