I. ˈstrān-jər noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French estrangier stranger, foreigner, from estrange
Date: 14th century
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
II. adjective
Date: 15th century
: of, relating to, or being a stranger : foreign
III. transitive verb
Date: 1606
obsolete : estrange , alienate