[strang.er] n [ME, fr. MF estrangier foreign, foreigner, fr. estrange] (14c) 1: one who is strange: as a (1): foreigner (2): a resident alien b: one in the house of another as a guest, visitor, or intruder c: a person or thing that is unknown or with whom one is unacquainted d: one who does not belong to or is kept from the activities of a group e: one not privy or party to an act, contract, or title: one that interferes without right
2: one ignorant of or unacquainted with someone or something
[2]stranger adj (15c): of, relating to, or being a stranger: foreign [3]stranger vt (1605) obs: estrange, alienate