01 n. One who is strange, foreign, or unknown.
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One who is strange, foreign, or unknown.
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One who comes from a foreign land; a foreigner.“I am a most poor woman and a stranger, Born out of your dominions.” — Shak.
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One whose home is at a distance from the place where he is, but in the same country.
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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.
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One not belonging to the family or household; a guest; a visitor.“To honor and receive Our heavenly stranger.” — Milton.
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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.(Law)