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stranger
[ streyn-jer ]
noun
- a person with whom one has had no personal acquaintance:
He is a perfect stranger to me.
Antonyms:
- a newcomer in a place or locality:
a stranger in town.
- an outsider:
They want no strangers in on the club meetings.
- a person who is unacquainted with or unaccustomed to something (usually followed by to ):
He is no stranger to poverty.
- a person who is not a member of the family, group, community, or the like, as a visitor or guest:
Our town shows hospitality to strangers.
- Law. one not privy or party to an act, proceeding, etc.
stranger
/ ˈٰɪԻə /
noun
- any person whom one does not know
- a person who is new to a particular locality, from another region, town, etc
- a guest or visitor
- foll by to a person who is unfamiliar (with) or new (to) something
he is no stranger to computers
- law a person who is neither party nor privy to a transaction
Other 51Թ Forms
- ٰg· adjective
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Example Sentences
Laurentm who is the 15th in the Belgian line of succession, is no stranger to controversy and is sometimes termed the prince maudit - the "cursed prince" - in Belgium.
For 1968, which has been called “the year that shattered America,” such a compact of faith at the core of “Dark” — and a contract between strangers, no less — is no cavalier thing.
She said the incredible hospitality she received on the road and the overwhelming kindness of strangers has made the journey so special.
The stranger said that his data matched hers in a way that could only mean one thing: he must be her genetic sibling.
She told police her husband's long hours and shifts meant they had been "strangers in the night" and it had not been difficult to hide her growing bump by wearing baggy clothing.
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