English Explanatory Dictionary

stranger

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. comparative form of strange: more strange
noun
  1. A person whom one does not know; a person who is neither a friend nor an acquaintance.
  2. An outsider or foreigner.
  3. One not admitted to communion or fellowship.
  4. A newcomer.
  5. Used ironically to refer to a person who the speaker knows.
  6. One not belonging to the family or household; a guest; a visitor.
  7. One not privy or party to an act, contract, or title; a mere intruder or intermeddler; one who interferes without right.
  8. A superstitious premonition of the coming of a visitor by a bit of stalk in a cup of tea, the guttering of a candle, etc.
  9. A moth, Lacanobia blenna
verb
  1. To estrange; to alienate.

Pronunciation

/ˈstɹeɪnd͡ʒə(ɹ)/ /ˈstɹeɪnd͡ʒɚ/ en-us-stranger.ogg

Word forms

stranger strangers strangering strangered

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Synonyms

newcomer beginner newbie

Antonyms

acquaintance friend compatriot countryman fellow citizen fellow countryman national resident

Related words

myall

Derived words

stranger things have happened be no stranger to cyberstranger don't be a stranger familiar stranger nonstranger perfect stranger stranger crime stranger danger strangerdom strangeress strangerhood stranger in the night strangerlike strangerly strangership strangerwise

Translations

Portuguese: sumido
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