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stranger

/ˈstɹeɪndʒə/ /ˈstɹeɪndʒɚ/

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adjective

Not normal; odd, unusual, surprising, out of the ordinary.

Examples :

"He thought it strange that his girlfriend wore shorts in the winter."

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adjective

Unfamiliar, not yet part of one's experience.

Examples :

"I moved to a strange town when I was ten."

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adjective

Having the quantum mechanical property of strangeness.

Examples :

"The scientist observed a strange particle, a subatomic particle with a stranger type of strangeness. "

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adjective

Of an attractor: having a fractal structure.

Examples :

"The computer model showed a stranger attractor in the complex pattern of student performance. "

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Belonging to another country; foreign.

Examples :

"The school's new student was a stranger to the local customs. "

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Reserved; distant in deportment.

Examples :

"The new teacher seemed rather stranger, keeping to herself and not interacting much with the students. "

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Backward; slow.

Examples :

"My grandfather's pace was quite stranger; he moved slowly and with difficulty. "

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Not familiar; unaccustomed; inexperienced.

Examples :

"The new student was a stranger to the school's traditions. "

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adjective

Not belonging to one.

Examples :

"The new student was a stranger to the school's traditions. "

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noun

A person whom one does not know; a person who is neither a friend nor an acquaintance.

Examples :

"That gentleman is a stranger to me. Children are taught not to talk to strangers."

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noun

An outsider or foreigner.

Examples :

"The new student was a stranger to everyone in the class. "

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One not admitted to communion or fellowship.

Examples :

"The new student was a stranger to the other students, as he hadn't yet been invited to any of their social gatherings. "

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noun

Examples :

"A stranger moved into the neighborhood last week, and the children were all excited to meet her. "

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noun

One who has not been seen for a long time.

Examples :

"Hello, stranger!"

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noun

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

Examples :

"The stranger at the door asked for Mrs. Smith. "

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One not privy or party to an act, contract, or title; a mere intruder or intermeddler; one who interferes without right.

Examples :

"Actual possession of land gives a good title against a stranger having no title."

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noun

A superstitious premonition of the coming of a visitor by a bit of stalk in a cup of tea, the guttering of a candle, etc.

Examples :

"My grandmother felt a stranger when she saw the flickering candle; she thought a visitor was coming. "

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verb

To estrange; to alienate.

Examples :

"His constant criticism of her work style began to stranger her from the team. "

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