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Stranger Complete Noun Bre ˈstreɪndʒə(R ˈstreɪndʒər Sitting Desk

Word stranger
WordType (noun)
Phonetic BrE / ˈstreɪndʒə(r) / NAmE / ˈstreɪndʒər /
Example
  • there was a complete stranger sitting at my desk.
  • they got on well together although they were total strangers.
  • we've told our daughter not to speak to strangers.
  • she remained a stranger to me.
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stranger

(noun)BrE / ˈstreɪndʒə(r) / NAmE / ˈstreɪndʒər /
  1. a person that you do not know
    • There was a complete stranger sitting at my desk.
    • They got on well together although they were total strangers.
    • We've told our daughter not to speak to strangers.
    • She remained a stranger to me.
  2. a person who is in a place that they have not been in before
    • Sorry, I don't know where the bank is. I'm a stranger here myself.
    • He must have been a stranger to the town.
  3. to be familiar/not familiar with something because you have/have not experienced it many times before
    • He is no stranger to controversy.

    Extra Examples

    • He was a complete stranger to me.
    • He was no stranger to controversy.
    • His years abroad had made him almost a stranger with his family.
    • She said that I would meet a tall dark stranger.
    • She was a stranger to the place.
    • You’re a stranger here, aren’t you?

    Word Origin

    • late Middle English: shortening of Old French estrangier, from Latin extraneus ‘external, strange’.
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