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stranger definition
stran·ger (strān′jər)
noun
- an outsider, newcomer, or foreigner
- Now Rare a guest or visitor
- a person not known or familiar to one; person who is not an acquaintance
- a person unaccustomed (to something specified); novice a stranger to hate
- Law a person who is not party (to an act, agreement, title, etc.)
Etymology: ME < MFr estranger < OFr estrange: see strange
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