English Explanatory Dictionary

familiar stranger

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A stranger who is nonetheless recognized by another from regularly sharing a common physical space such as a street or bus stop, but with whom one does not interact.

Word forms

familiar stranger familiar strangers

Etymology

Coined by American social psychologist Stanley Milgram in 1972.

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