stranger

nounperson who is unfamiliar

Word Origin & History

late 13c., "from elsewhere, foreign, unknown, unfamiliar," from Old French estrange (French étrange) "foreign, alien," from Latin extraneus "foreign, external," from extra "outside of" (see extra). Sense of "queer, surprising" is attested from late 14c. Stranger, attested from late 14c., never picked up the secondary sense of the adjective. As a form of address to an unknown person, it is recorded from 1817, American English rural colloquial. Meaning "one who has stopped visiting" is recorded from 1520s.

Example Sentences for stranger

"Stranger, thou hast not yet learned the fashions of Athens," said Anaxagoras, gravely.

The boy came forward, and examined the stranger with curiosity.

He quickly turned the boat to the shore, and the stranger jumped on board.

"Nothing but a half loaf, and that's dry enough," muttered the stranger.

But for the stranger's presence it would have been attended to two hours earlier.

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