GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Stranger , n. [OF. estrangier, F. étranger. See Strange.]
   One who is strange, foreign, or unknown. Specifically: --
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   (a) One who comes from a foreign land; a foreigner.
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   I am a most poor woman and a stranger,
   Born out of your dominions.
   Shak.
   
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   (b) One whose home is at a distance from the place where he is, but in the same country.
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   (c) One who is unknown or unacquainted; as, the gentleman is a stranger to me; hence, one not admitted to communication, fellowship, or acquaintance.
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   Melons on beds of ice are taught to bear,
   And strangers to the sun yet ripen here.
   Granville.
   
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   My child is yet a stranger in the world.
   Shak.
   
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   I was no stranger to the original.
   Dryden.
   
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   One not belonging to the family or household; a guest; a visitor.
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   To honor and receive
   Our heavenly stranger.
   Milton.
   
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   (Law) One not privy or party an act, contract, or title; a mere intruder or intermeddler; one who interferes without right; as, actual possession of land gives a good title against a stranger having no title; as to strangers, a mortgage is considered merely as a pledge; a mere stranger to the levy.
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   Stranger, v. t. To estrange; to alienate. [Obs.]
   Shak.
   
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