Definition 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.