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It certainly is the duty of every true Christian, to esteem himself a stranger and pilgrim in this world; and as bound to use earthly blessings, not as means of satisfying lust or gratifying wantonness, but of supplying his absolute wants and necessities.
Johann Arndt

Meaning of "stranger" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF STRANGER

stranger  [ˈstreɪndʒə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STRANGER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Stranger is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES STRANGER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of stranger in the English dictionary

The first definition of stranger in the dictionary is any person whom one does not know. Other definition of stranger is a person who is new to a particular locality, from another region, town, etc. Stranger is also a guest or visitor.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH STRANGER


arranger
əˈreɪndʒə
autochanger
ˈɔːtəʊˌtʃeɪndʒə
bushranger
ˈbʊʃˌreɪndʒə
bushranging
ˈbʊʃˌreɪndʒə
changer
ˈtʃeɪndʒə
danger
ˈdeɪndʒə
deranger
dɪˈreɪndʒə
dog-in-the-manger
ˌdɒɡɪnðəˈmeɪndʒə
endanger
ɪnˈdeɪndʒə
estranger
ɪˈstreɪndʒə
exchanger
ɪksˈtʃeɪndʒə
Grainger
ˈɡreɪndʒə
granger
ˈɡreɪndʒə
hydrangea
haɪˈdreɪndʒə
interchanger
ˌɪntəˈtʃeɪndʒə
manger
ˈmeɪndʒə
moneychanger
ˈmʌnɪˌtʃeɪndʒə
ranger
ˈreɪndʒə
rearranger
ˌriːəˈreɪndʒə
short-changer
ˌʃɔːtˈtʃeɪndʒə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE STRANGER

strandwolf
strandwolves
strange
strange attractor
strange to say
strangely
strangeness
strangeness number
stranger danger
stranger´s gallery
strangle
strangled
stranglehold
stranglement
strangler
strangles
strangling
strangulate
strangulation
strangury

WORDS THAT END LIKE STRANGER

anger
banger
Boulanger
clanger
cliffhanger
dog in the manger
Erlanger
etranger
Feuchtwanger
finger
flanger
forest ranger
ganger
handlanger
hanger
heat exchanger
langer
sanger
slanger
Stavanger
stranger danger

Synonyms and antonyms of stranger in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «STRANGER»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «stranger» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of stranger

Translation of «stranger» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF STRANGER

Find out the translation of stranger to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of stranger from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «stranger» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

陌生人
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

desconocido
570 millions of speakers

English

stranger
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अजनबी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

غَرِيب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

незнакомец
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

desconhecido
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নবজাতক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

inconnu
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

orang asing
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Fremder
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

知らない人
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

낯선 사람
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Wong liyo
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người lạ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அந்நியன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अनोळखी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yabancı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

estraneo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nieznajomy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

незнайомець
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

străin
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ξένος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vreemdeling
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

främling
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fremmed
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of stranger

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «STRANGER»

The term «stranger» is very widely used and occupies the 8.698 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «STRANGER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «stranger» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «stranger» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about stranger

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10 QUOTES WITH «STRANGER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word stranger.
1
Jaimie Alexander
I'll say this, I'm no stranger to working with a foreign cast, foreign directors, that sort of thing. I love it, because I think that when you have people from different countries, it sort of brings everyone together, it's more of a worldly film.
2
Carol Alt
Sometimes fact is stranger than fiction.
3
Fred Armisen
I want it all... fast. I want to be married, I want to live together... and then somewhere around a year or two years, I get freaked out. I freak out emotionally and then I actually feel like 'Oh my God, who's this stranger in my house?'
4
Johann Arndt
It certainly is the duty of every true Christian, to esteem himself a stranger and pilgrim in this world; and as bound to use earthly blessings, not as means of satisfying lust or gratifying wantonness, but of supplying his absolute wants and necessities.
5
Stella Benson
Call no man foe, but never love a stranger.
6
John Berger
A peasant becomes fond of his pig and is glad to salt away its pork. What is significant, and is so difficult for the urban stranger to understand, is that the two statements are connected by an and not by a but.
7
Edgar Rice Burroughs
Love is a strange master, and human nature is still stranger.
8
Karel Capek
Nothing is stranger to man than his own image.
9
Andreas Capellanus
Love is always a stranger in the house of avarice.
10
Francis Chan
One of my biggest fears - maybe my biggest weakness as a Christian - is that I have a hard time going up to a stranger and talking to them about Jesus.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STRANGER»

Discover the use of stranger in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to stranger and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Stranger
Through the story of an ordinary man unwittingly drawn into a senseless murder on an Algerian beach, Camus explored what he termed "the nakedness of man faced with the absurd.
Albert Camus, 2012
2
Beautiful Stranger
So meeting the irresistible, sexy Brit at a dance club should have meant nothing more than a night’s fun. But the manner—and speed—with which he melts her inhibitions turns him from a one-time hookup and into her Beautiful Stranger.
Christina Lauren, 2013
3
Never Love a Stranger
First published in 1948, the novel began Robbins' prolific career after someone made him a $100 bet that he couldn't write a bestseller. Twenty-six pot-boiling novels later, he proved the power of his words.
Harold Robbins, 2010
4
No. 44, the Mysterious Stranger: Being an Ancient Tale Found ...
This is the only authoritative text of this late novel. It reproduces the manuscript which Mark Twain wrote last, and the only one he finished or called the "The Mysterious Stranger.
‎1982
5
Camus: The Stranger
Patrick McCarthy analyzes The Stranger, one of the vital texts of existentialism and twentieth-century literature, in the context of French and French-Algerian history and culture.
Patrick McCarthy, 2004
6
Married to a Stranger: A Novel
Inspired by today's headlines, this riveting new novel by the Edgar Award-nominated author of "The Girl Next Door" tells the story of a young newlywed who survives a brutal attack and must confront the possibility that her husband tried to ...
Patricia MacDonald, 2007
7
Stranger
Humanity undergoes a terrifying transformation as a new—and dangerous—species of human beings begins to attack.
Simon Clark, 2011
8
Stranger in a Strange Land
The original uncut edition of Stranger in a Strange Land by Hugo Award winner Robert A Heinlein - one of the most celebrated science-fiction novels of all time.
Robert A. Heinlein, 2014
9
I Came a Stranger: The Story of a Hull-House Girl
Here, in charming and colorful prose, she recounts her introduction to American life and the Hull-House community, her friendship with Jane Addams, her marriage, her support of civil rights, woman suffrage, and the Women's International ...
Hilda S. Polacheck, Dena J. Epstein, 1991
10
Stranger
Grace Frawley, a funeral director taking over her father's business, pays for sex to avoid falling in love until she meets Sam who is like no other man she's ever met.
Megan Hart, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STRANGER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term stranger is used in the context of the following news items.
1
The twisted friendship of crime writer Ann Rule and serial killer Ted …
“I liked him immediately,” Rule wrote in “The Stranger Beside Me,” the book about Bundy that brought her fame in 1980, ultimately selling more than 2 million ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
2
Algerian Writer Kamel Daoud Stands Camus' 'The Stranger' On Its …
Back in college English, I was taught that it was foolish to think that fictional characters have any reality beyond the page. You shouldn't speculate about how ... «NPR, Jun 15»
3
Chilling video experiment shows how easily a child could go off with …
Parents who think their children have been made aware of stranger danger have been given a shock by a new video which shows how trusting youngsters can ... «mirror.co.uk, May 15»
4
'Meet my Twin Stranger': Woman finds complete stranger who looks …
A woman has found a complete stranger who looks like she could be her identical twin after launching a social media campaign. Niamh Geaney, 26, from Dublin ... «ITV News, Apr 15»
5
Review: Harlan Coben Delivers With 'The Stranger'
"The Stranger" (Dutton), by Harlan Coben. Harlan Coben rolls out compelling tales set in suburbia where secrets buried underneath the facade of a happy life ... «New York Times, Mar 15»
6
Stranger returns Tom Hanks' credit card
Stranger returns Tom Hanks' credit card. Published March 13, 2015. New York Post. Facebook0 Twitter0 Email Print. tom hanks 876.jpg. Actor Tom Hanks ... «Fox News, Mar 15»
7
Woman donates her kidney to total stranger, and steals his heart!
A woman donated her kidney to a total stranger and they are now engaged after he proposed on Christmas Day. Ashley McIntyre, 25, discovered Danny ... «Daily Mail, Feb 15»
8
Stranger on train who praised mother in letter for good manners is …
A train passenger who handed a young mother an anonymous note praising her as a "credit to her generation" has said he did it because "what goes around ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jan 15»
9
'Stranger Danger' Makes People Less Empathetic
Being around strangers can cause people stress and, in turn, make them less able to feel others' pain, new research suggests. But giving people a drug that ... «Live Science, Jan 15»
10
Woman kisses 'stranger' next to her after boyfriend snubs her on kiss …
Kiss cam footage of a woman making out with another man that wasn't supposedly her date has been going viral, but many are questioning the video's ... «6abc.com, Jan 15»

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