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stranger

/ˈstɹeɪnd͡ʒə(ɹ)/ noun

In Latin: advena, extrāneus, aliēnus Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about stranger at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. Anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found.
  2. An individual that one is not acquainted with.

Origin

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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