Meaning Of Stranger

n.

One who is strange, foreign, or unknown.

n.

One who comes from a foreign land; a foreigner.

n.

One whose home is at a distance from the place where he is, but in the same country.

n.

One who is unknown or unacquainted; as, the gentleman is a stranger to me; hence, one not admitted to communication, fellowship, or acquaintance.

n.

One not belonging to the family or household; a guest; a visitor.

n.

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.

v. t.

To estrange; to alienate.