English

Etymology
OF. term|estrange||foreign, alien, from L. term|extraneus||foreign, external, from term|extra||outside of

Pronunciation
a|UK IPA|streɪnd��
audio|en-us-stranger.ogg|Audio (US)

Adjective
stranger

1. comparative of|strange

#* Truth is stranger than fiction italbrac|English proverb

Derived terms
See strange

Noun
en-noun

1. A person whom one does not know; a person who is neither a friend nor an acquaintance.
2. An outsider or foreigner

#* 1961, Robert Heinlein: �Stranger in a Strange Land�

1. A newcomer.

Synonyms
sense|person whom one does not know
sense|outsider, foreigner alien, foreigner, foreign national, non-national/nonnational, non-resident/nonresident, outsider
sense|newcomer newbie, newcomer

Antonyms
sense|person whom one does not know acquaintance, friend
sense|outsider, foreigner compatriot, coutryman, fellow citizen, fellow countryman, national, one of us, resident
sense|newcomer

Derived terms
be no stranger to
don't be a stranger
howdie stranger
stranger danger

Translations
trans-top|person whom one does not know
Dutch: vreemde m
French: étranger m, étrangère f
German: Fremder m
trans-mid
Italian: straniero m, straniera f
Spanish: t|es|desconocido|m
trans-bottom

trans-top|foreigner
Czech: cizinec m
French: étranger m, étrangère f
German: Fremder m, Ausländer m
trans-mid
Indonesian: orang asing
Italian: straniero m, straniera f
Spanish: t|es|forastero|m, t|es|extranjero|m
trans-bottom

trans-top|newcomer
German: Fremder m, Neuling m
trans-mid
trans-bottom

Translations to be checked
checktrans
ttbc|Dutch: buitenstaander m, vreemdeling m

See also
myall

de:stranger
el:stranger
fr:stranger
ko:stranger
io:stranger
id:stranger
hu:stranger
ja:stranger
pl:stranger
ru:stranger
fi:stranger
sv:stranger
ta:stranger
te:stranger
vi:stranger

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