stranger

noun

/ˈstreɪndʒə(r)/

/ˈstreɪndʒər/

Idioms

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a person that you do not know
- There was a complete stranger sitting at my desk.
- They got on well together although they were total strangers.
- Why should a perfect (= complete) stranger ever help me out?
- We've told our daughter not to speak to strangers.
- stranger to somebody She remained a stranger to me.
Extra Examples
- He was a complete stranger to me.
- His years abroad had made him almost a stranger with his family.
- She said that I would meet a mysterious stranger.
- He was tired of being accosted by strangers in the street.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- complete
- perfect
- total
- …
preposition
- stranger to
phrases
- a stranger here
- a stranger in these parts
- a stranger to these parts
- …
See full entry
a person who is in a place that they have not been in before
- Sorry, I don't know where the bank is. I'm a stranger here myself.
- stranger to… He must have been a stranger to the town.
Extra Examples
- You're a stranger here, aren't you?
- She was a stranger to the place.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- complete
- perfect
- total
- …
preposition
- stranger to
phrases
- a stranger here
- a stranger in these parts
- a stranger to these parts
- …
See full entry

Word Originlate Middle English: shortening of Old French estrangier, from Latin extraneus ‘external, strange’.

Idioms

be no/a stranger to something

(formal) to be familiar/not familiar with something because you have/have not experienced it many times before
- He is no stranger to controversy.

单词	stranger
释义	stranger noun /ˈstreɪndʒə(r)/ /ˈstreɪndʒər/ Idioms jump to other results a person that you do not know There was a complete stranger sitting at my desk. They got on well together although they were total strangers. Why should a perfect (= complete) stranger ever help me out? We've told our daughter not to speak to strangers. stranger to somebody She remained a stranger to me. Extra Examples He was a complete stranger to me. His years abroad had made him almost a stranger with his family. She said that I would meet a mysterious stranger. He was tired of being accosted by strangers in the street. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective complete perfect total … preposition stranger to phrases a stranger here a stranger in these parts a stranger to these parts … See full entry a person who is in a place that they have not been in before Sorry, I don't know where the bank is. I'm a stranger here myself. stranger to… He must have been a stranger to the town. Extra Examples You're a stranger here, aren't you? She was a stranger to the place. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective complete perfect total … preposition stranger to phrases a stranger here a stranger in these parts a stranger to these parts … See full entry Word Originlate Middle English: shortening of Old French estrangier, from Latin extraneus ‘external, strange’. Idioms be no/a stranger to something (formal) to be familiar/not familiar with something because you have/have not experienced it many times before He is no stranger to controversy.
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