stranger

Definition

  • noun: someone who you have not met before or do not know
  • noun: one who is 'strange'
  • + 'to'
  • synonyms: jim crow, uitlander, alien

Examples

  • “Excuse me. Do you know where the library is?” “I'm sorry. I'm a 'stranger' here myself.”

  • She is 'no stranger to' controversy. [=she has been involved in controversy before]

  • He is a 'stranger to' losing. [=he does not know what losing is like]

Movie quotes

  • (..) Buzz! -No! -Mom, if I eat all my pizza, can I have some alien slime? This cannot be happening to me. -A stranger. -From the outside. Greetings. I am Buzz Lightyear. I come in peace. Before your space journey, re-energise yourself (..)
    1995 Toy Story