STRANGER


Meaning of STRANGER in English

■ noun

1》 a person whom one does not know.

↘a person who does not know, or is not known in, a particular place.

2》 ( ~ to ) a person entirely unaccustomed to (a feeling, experience, or situation).

3》 a person who is not a member or official of the House of Commons.

Origin

ME: shortening of OFr. estrangier , from L. extraneus (see strange ).

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