stranger
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
strangers
plural
strangers
Britannica Dictionary definition of STRANGER
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1
:
someone who you have not met before or do not know
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Children are taught not to talk to strangers.
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He is a complete/total/perfect stranger to me.
2
:
someone who has not experienced something
— + to
— usually used in negative statements
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He is a stranger to losing. [=he does not know what losing is like]
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She is no stranger to controversy. [=she has been involved in controversy before]
3
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someone who is in a new and unfamiliar place
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“Excuse me. Do you know where the library is?” “I'm sorry. I'm a stranger here myself.”
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I'm a stranger to the area.
4
informal
a
— used to greet someone you have not seen in a long time
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Hello, stranger. I haven't seen you in ages.
b
— used to say that you hope to see someone again soon
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Don't be a stranger, now. Come back real soon.
