About The Word Stranger
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Stranger
Stranger Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Stranger?
[n] anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
Synonyms | Synonyms for Stranger: alien | unknown Related Terms | Find terms related to Stranger: See Also | foreigner | interloper | intruder | outsider | trespasser Stranger In Webster's Dictionary \Stran"ger\, n. [OF. estrangier, F. ['e]tranger. See
{Strange}.]
1. One who is strange, foreign, or unknown. Specifically:
(a) One who comes from a foreign land; a foreigner.
I am a most poor woman and a stranger, Born out
of your dominions. --Shak.
(b) One whose home is at a distance from the place where
he is, but in the same country.
(c) 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.
2. One not belonging to the family or household; a guest; a
visitor.
To honor and receive Our heavenly stranger.
--Milton.
3. (Law) 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.
\Stran"ger\, v. t. To estrange; to alienate. [Obs.] --Shak. |
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