Definition of stranger Stranger

/stɹejˈnʤɚ/ - [streynjer] - strang•er

We found 17 definitions of stranger from 6 different sources.

What does stranger mean?

Noun Plural: strangers
stranger - anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
		alien, unknown
		acquaintance, friend personal knowledge or information about someone or something
		interloper, intruder, trespasser someone who intrudes on the privacy or property of another without permission
stranger - an individual that one is not acquainted with
		mortal, somebody, someone, individual, person, soul a single organism

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stranger (Noun)
A person whom one does not know; a person who is neither a friend nor an acquaintance.
stranger (Noun)
An outsider or foreigner.
stranger (Noun)
A newcomer.
stranger (Noun)
One who has not been seen for a long time.
stranger (Verb)
To estrange; to alienate.

stranger (n.)
One who is strange, foreign, or unknown.
stranger (n.)
One who comes from a foreign land; a foreigner.
stranger (n.)
One whose home is at a distance from the place where he is, but in the same country.
stranger (n.)
One who is unknown or unacquainted; as, the gentleman is a stranger to me; hence, one not admitted to communication, fellowship, or acquaintance.
stranger (n.)
One not belonging to the family or household; a guest; a visitor.
stranger (n.)
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.
stranger (v. t.)
To estrange; to alienate.