🕴️stranger

noun
/ˈstreɪndʒər/

Meaning

A person whom one does not know.
a person whom one does not know or with whom one is not familiar

Example Sentences

A stranger knocked on the door at midnight.

Never take candy from a stranger.

Example Expressions

perfect stranger

Synonyms

unknown, outsider, newcomer, foreigner, unknown person
Entry 1
unknown, outsider, newcomer, foreigner
Entry 2
unknown person, outsider, foreigner

Antonyms

friend, acquaintance, relative, familiar
Entry 1
friend, acquaintance, relative
Entry 2
friend, acquaintance, familiar

Collocations

stranger danger, complete stranger, meet a stranger, perfect stranger
Entry 1
stranger danger, complete stranger, meet a stranger
Entry 2
complete stranger, perfect stranger, stranger danger

More Example Sentences

They act like strangers after the argument.

We are amazed at the kindness of strangers.

He warned her not to trust strangers easily.

I learned not to trust strangers too quickly.

They learned not to trust strangers over time.

She was amazed to receive help from strangers.

He was surprised to find support from strangers.

She is foolish enough to trust strangers online.

I was surprised to receive a gift from a stranger.

A bus driver helps a lost tourist who cannot find his hotel in an unfamiliar city by checking the address on his phone and explaining which stop to get off at while the other passengers wait patiently and one of them draws a small map on paper so the tourist can walk the last few blocks and arrive at his hotel safely feeling grateful for the unexpected kindness of strangers in a new place.

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The head of a monastery for monks.

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