stranger

4 definitions • 5 examples

someone you do not know:

My mother always warned me not to talk to strangers.

I'd never met anyone at the party before - they were complete strangers.

A stranger in a particular place is someone who has never been there before:

Do you know the way to the bus station, or are you a stranger here too?

someone not known or not familiar:

After being away so long, my sister seemed like a stranger.

A stranger in a particular place is someone who has never been there before:

Sorry, I can’t direct you – I’m a stranger here myself.