STRANGER


Meaning of STRANGER in English

I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French estrangier ~, foreigner, from estrange Date: 14th century one who is strange: as, a. foreigner , a resident alien, one in the house of another as a guest, visitor, or intruder, a person or thing that is unknown or with whom one is unacquainted, one who does not belong to or is kept from the activities of a group, one not privy or party to an act, contract, or title ; one that interferes without right, one ignorant of or unacquainted with someone or something, II. adjective Date: 15th century of, relating to, or being a ~ ; foreign , III. transitive verb Date: 1606 estrange , alienate

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