strang·er
ˈstrān-jər 
1
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
strangered; strangering; strangers
Examples of stranger in a Sentence
Noun
Children are taught not to talk to strangers.
He is a complete stranger to me.
“Excuse me. Do you know where the library is?” “I'm sorry. I'm a stranger here myself.”
I'm a stranger to the area.
Recent Examples on the Web
Emma Specter, Vogue, 5 July 2024
Recent research suggests that some Zoomers grapple with social anxiety and avoid interacting with strangers.
—Daysia Tolentino, NBC News, 4 July 2024
James Grebey, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2024
Among the stranger items sold at the store through the years, according to Myers:
Benches from dugouts.
—Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 28 Jan. 2024
Alex Mar, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2023
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Noun
Mikaela Shiffrin and Aleksander Aamodt Photo: Getty Images Neither member of this all-star athletic pair is a stranger to smashing records; at 18 years old, Shiffrin became the youngest Olympic gold medalist in slalom skiing in 2014, and Aamodt, her Norwegian fiancé, won big at the 2020 World Cup.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 5 July 2024
Recent research suggests that some Zoomers grapple with social anxiety and avoid interacting with strangers.
—Daysia Tolentino, NBC News, 4 July 2024
Adjective
Predator’s jungle setting wasn’t quite as desolate and inhospitable, but there was still a clear sense that our muscled protagonists were going somewhere they weren’t supposed to be — somewhere a stranger, deadlier creature was more at home.
—James Grebey, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2024
Among the stranger items sold at the store through the years, according to Myers:
Benches from dugouts.
—Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 28 Jan. 2024
Verb
She will be passed from stranger to stranger for the next two years—foster homes, shelters, juvenile detention.
—Alex Mar, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2023
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“Stranger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stranger. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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