Stranger

Quick meaning: Stranger is an adjective meaning comparative form of strange: more strange.

Meaning

comparative form of strange: more strange.

More Meanings

1. A person whom one does not know; a person who is neither a friend nor an acquaintance.
2. An outsider or foreigner.
3. One not admitted to communion or fellowship.
4. A newcomer.
5. (humorous) Used ironically to refer to a person who the speaker knows.
6. (law) One not privy or party to an act, contract, or title; a mere intruder or intermeddler; one who interferes without right.
7. (obsolete) One not belonging to the family or household; a guest; a visitor.

Example Sentences

Truth is stranger than fiction.

That gentleman is a stranger to me.

Children are taught not to talk to strangers.

I am a most poor woman and a stranger, / Born out of your dominions.

Word Forms

• strangers
• strangering
• strangered

Synonyms for stranger

Depending on context, synonyms include newbie, newcomer, beginner, alien.

Antonyms for stranger

Common opposites include acquaintance, friend, compatriot, countryman, national, resident.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include alien, outsider, outlander, unsub, foreigner, odd.

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