stranger Meaning, Definition & Usage

noun anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
alien; unknown.
noun an individual that one is not acquainted with
adjective being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
unusual; strange.
- a strange exaltation that was indefinable
- a strange fantastical mind
- what a strange sense of humor she has
adjective satellite not known before
unknown; strange.
- used many strange words
- saw many strange faces in the crowd
- don't let anyone unknown into the house
adjective relating to or originating in or characteristic of another place or part of the world
strange; foreign.
- foreign nations
- a foreign accent
- on business in a foreign city

OF. estrangier, F. étranger. See Strange.

One who is strange, foreign, or unknown. Specifically: -- (a) One who comes from a foreign land; a foreigner.
I am a most poor woman and a stranger, Born out of your dominions. Shak.
(b) One whose home is at a distance from the place where he is, but in the same country. (c) One who is unknown or unacquainted; as, the gentleman is a stranger to me; hence, one not admitted to communication, fellowship, or acquaintance.
Melons on beds of ice are taught to bear, And strangers to the sun yet ripen here. Granville.

My child is yet a stranger in the world. Shak.

I was no stranger to the original. Dryden.
One not belonging to the family or household; a guest; a visitor.
To honor and receive Our heavenly stranger. Milton.
(Law) One not privy or party an act, contract, or title; a mere intruder or intermeddler; one who interferes without right; as, actual possession of land gives a good title against a stranger having no title; as to strangers, a mortgage is considered merely as a pledge; a mere stranger to the levy.