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BNC: 3225 COCA: 2691

stranger
stranger /ˈstreɪnʤɚ/ noun
plural strangers
stranger
/ˈstreɪnʤɚ/
noun
plural strangers
Learner's definition of STRANGER
[count]
1 
: someone who you have not met before or do not know陌生人
2 
: someone who has not experienced something从未经历某事的人 — + to
— usually used in negative statements通常用于否定句
3 
: someone who is in a new and unfamiliar place新来者；异乡人
4 
informal
a  — used to greet someone you have not seen in a long time稀客（用于和好久不见的人打招呼）
b  — used to say that you hope to see someone again soon用于表示希望很快再见到某人
BNC: 3225 COCA: 2691

stranger

1 of 3

noun

strang·​er ˈstrān-jər How to pronounce stranger (audio)
1
: one who is strange: such as
a(1)
: foreigner
(2)
: a resident alien
b
: one in the house of another as a guest, visitor, or intruder
c
: a person or thing that is unknown or with whom one is unacquainted
d
: one who does not belong to or is kept from the activities of a group
e
: one not privy or party to an act, contract, or title : one that interferes without right
2
: one ignorant of or unacquainted with someone or something

stranger

2 of 3

adjective

: of, relating to, or being a stranger : foreign

stranger

3 of 3

verb

strangered; strangering; strangers

transitive verb

obsolete
: estrange, alienate

Synonyms

Noun

Example Sentences

Noun Children are taught not to talk to strangers. He is a complete stranger to me. “Excuse me. Do you know where the library is?” “I'm sorry. I'm a stranger here myself.” I'm a stranger to the area.
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
The boys were adorable together, but the stranger barely smiled. Caren Schnur Neile, Sun Sentinel, 5 Sep. 2022 No stranger to the unpredictable, the over two decades-long competition series recently experimented with challenges and formats in seasons 41 and 42. Jacqueline Saguin, Good Housekeeping, 1 Sep. 2022 Baffled by the incident, the girl walked a few steps toward the home’s front door before the stranger grabbed her by the left arm and dragged her in the opposite direction. Andrea Salcedo, Washington Post, 29 Aug. 2022 Troy Ladd of Hollywood Hot Rods, no stranger to Robb Report, undertook its rebuilding. Robert Ross, Robb Report, 27 Aug. 2022 No stranger to winning, Farley hopes to build a winning tradition at Portland Christian. The Courier-Journal, 16 Aug. 2022 Needless to say, TV’s no stranger to such 30-year-old dilemmas. Caroline Framke, Variety, 11 Aug. 2022 Myles Turner, who is entering the last year of his contract with Indiana, has been no stranger to drama either. Matthew Vantryon, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Aug. 2022 Ziggy Zacks, a New York native home for a visit, said the subway and the city itself are as strange as ever, but no stranger. New York Times, 8 Aug. 2022
Adjective
Victory from the jaws of defeat; stranger things have happened. WSJ, 8 Sep. 2022 But stranger things have happened, like finding a live, ancient fish initially believed to be extinct, a plant dating back hundreds of millions of years, or in this case, evidence that a saltwater-loving reptile spent time in freshwater Morocco. Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 2 Aug. 2022 What’s even stranger is that this anti-crypto bias comes at a time of economy-wide decline and disruption. Miller Whitehouse-levine, Fortune, 6 July 2022 One of the stranger things to have happened in pop culture this year was Doja Cat‘s feud with Noah Schnapp. Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 14 July 2022 But if Gerwig and Baumbach actually end up nominated at the Academy Awards for a Barbie movie, hey, stranger things have definitely happened at the Oscars. Brendan Morrow, The Week, 5 July 2022 Stay up all night to watch stranger things finale and Netflix crashed. Todd Spangler, Variety, 1 July 2022 Yes, recovery is a long shot, but stranger things have happened. cleveland, 12 May 2022 Sadly, Stranger Things is not stranger than fiction - there are still plenty of Jasons out there, ready to mislead the gullible. Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 10 July 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English, from Anglo-French estrangier stranger, foreigner, from estrange

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Adjective

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1606, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of stranger was in the 14th century

Phrases Containing stranger
BNC: 3225 COCA: 2691
stranger

noun

ADJECTIVE | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤complete, perfect, total從未謀面的陌生人；完全陌生的人➤mysterious神秘的陌生人➤beautiful, dark, handsome美麗的／膚色黝黑的／英俊的陌生人◇She said that I would meet a tall dark stranger.她說我將會遇見一位高個子、黑皮膚的陌生人。➤relative, virtual相對／幾乎完全陌生的人▸➤passing過路的陌生人PREPOSITION➤stranger to對⋯來說是陌生人；對⋯陌生◇He was a complete stranger to me.他對我來說完全是陌生人。◇She was a stranger to the place.她對這個地方不熟悉。◇He was no stranger to controversy. (figurative) 他對爭議習以為常了。PHRASES➤a stranger here新來的人◇You're a stranger here, aren't you?你是新來的，對吧？➤a stranger in these parts, a stranger to these parts不熟悉這片地區的人◇A stranger to these parts would be confused by some of the local customs.不熟悉這地方的人會被當地的一些風俗弄糊塗。

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