as in foreigner
a person who is not native to or known to a community
the people of the island are quick to make strangers feel at home
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Recent Examples of stranger
The tragic tale isn’t shy of drama or exquisite costumes — two things the Kennedy or Bouvier clan weren’t strangers to.
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Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 23 Jan. 2025
Police said the stranger couldn’t be considered a trespasser, but promised to monitor the situation.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Jan. 2025
However, in the recording of the romantic moment, a stranger is seen strolling in the background.
—Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
There is no mechanism to quantify the full extent to which a neighbor or a complete stranger helps someone flee from peril.
—James Kendra, The Conversation, 20 Jan. 2025
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Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 23 Jan. 2025
Police said the stranger couldn’t be considered a trespasser, but promised to monitor the situation.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Jan. 2025
However, in the recording of the romantic moment, a stranger is seen strolling in the background.
—Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
There is no mechanism to quantify the full extent to which a neighbor or a complete stranger helps someone flee from peril.
—James Kendra, The Conversation, 20 Jan. 2025
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“Stranger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stranger. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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