A2noun · common

stranger

stranger · strangers

чужий, незнайомець, іноземець, чужинець

чужой, незнакомец, посторонний, незнакомка

Fremde, Fremder, Fremdling, Ausländer

A person whom one does not knowA person whom one does not know; a person who is neither a friend nor an acquaintance.

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UK/ˈstɹeɪnd͡ʒə(ɹ)/US/ˈstɹeɪnd͡ʒɚ/

» The dog barks at all strangers.

Der Hund bellt alle fremden Leute an. — Sudajaengi

Собака лает на всех незнакомцев. — shanghainese

Собака лает на всех чужих. — Ooneykcall

Собака гавкає на всіх незнайомців. — ChickenKiev

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Meaning

9 senses

A person whom one does not know; a person who is neither a friend nor an acquaintance.
That gentleman is a stranger to me.
Children are taught not to talk to strangers.
Fremder, Fremde, Fremdling
незнако́мецneznakómec, незнако́мкаneznakómka, чужо́йčužój
незнайо́мецьneznajómecʹ, незнайо́мкаneznajómka, чужи́нецьčužýnecʹ
An outsider or foreigner.
Fremder, Fremde, Ausländer
иностра́нецinostránec, иностра́нкаinostránka, чужезе́мецčužezémec
інозе́мецьinozémecʹ, інозе́мкаinozémka
One not admitted to communion or fellowship.
A newcomer.
Fremder, Fremde, Neuling
новоприбы́вшийnovopribývšij, прише́лецprišélec
(humorous)Used ironically to refer to a person who the speaker knows.
Hello, stranger!
One not privy or party to an act, contract, or title; a mere intruder or intermeddler; one who interferes without right.
Actual possession of land gives a good title against a stranger having no title.
(sometimes, with definite article)A moth, Lacanobia blenna
(obsolete)One not belonging to the family or household; a guest; a visitor.
(obsolete)A superstitious premonition of the coming of a visitor by a bit of stalk in a cup of tea, the guttering of a candle, etc.

More definitions

anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
an individual that one is not acquainted with

Examples

242 sentences

The dog barks at all strangers.
Собака гавкає на всіх незнайомців. — ChickenKiev
ruСобака лает на всех незнакомцев. — shanghainese
deDer Hund bellt alle fremden Leute an. — Sudajaengi
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I'm used to talking to strangers.
Я звик розмовляти з незнайомцями. — deniko
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Tom likes to talk to strangers.
Тому подобається розмовляти з незнайомцями. — deniko
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We're not strangers.
Ми не незнайомці. — deniko
ruМы не чужаки. — odexed
deWir sind keine Fremden. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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Don't trust strangers.
Не довіряй незнайомцям. — deniko
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 2

person whom one does not know:

outsider or foreigner — see also foreigner:

Русский

By meaning 3

person whom one does not know:

outsider or foreigner — see also foreigner:

newcomer:

Deutsch

By meaning 3

person whom one does not know:

outsider or foreigner — see also foreigner:

newcomer:

Origin

From Middle English straunger, from Old French estrangier (“foreign, alien”), from estrang

From Middle English straunger, from Old French estrangier (“foreign, alien”), from estrange, from Latin extraneus (“foreign, external”) (whence also English estrange), from extra (“outside of”). Cognate with French étranger (“foreigner, stranger”) and Spanish extranjero (“foreigner”). Displaced native Old English fremde (literally “strange or unfamiliar person”).

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