stranger

/'streindʤə/

Thân thiện

A child holds their parent's hand when a stranger walks by.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • An individual that one is not acquainted with: A person whom one does not know or has not met before.
   • Anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found: A person who is in a place, group, or situation where they are unfamiliar or not a regular member.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • She was warned not to talk to strangers. (She was advised not to converse with people she does not know.)
  • As a stranger in the city, he had to ask for directions. (Being unfamiliar with the city, he needed to request guidance.)
  • He felt like a stranger at the family reunion. (He felt out of place or unfamiliar among his relatives.)

Advanced Usage

• "A stranger to something": Unfamiliar with or inexperienced in a particular feeling, situation, or activity.

  • She is a stranger to failure. (She has no experience with failing.)
  • He is no stranger to hard work. (He is very familiar with and accustomed to difficult labor.)

• "Make a stranger of someone": To treat someone as if they are unfamiliar or distant, often after a change in relationship.

  • After the argument, they made strangers of each other. (They began treating each other with cold unfamiliarity.)

Variants and Related Words

• Strange (adj): Unusual, surprising, or unfamiliar.
  • It was a strange feeling to be back.
• Strangeness (n): The quality or state of being strange or unfamiliar.
  • The strangeness of the situation made her uneasy.

Synonyms

• Unknown person: An individual whose identity is not known.
• Outsider: A person who does not belong to a particular group.
• Newcomer: A person who has recently arrived in a place.

Related Phrases

• Perfect stranger: A person one does not know at all.
  • I would never get in a car with a perfect stranger.
• Stranger things have happened: Used to suggest that even unlikely events are possible.
  • I know it seems impossible, but stranger things have happened.

Idioms

• Stranger in a strange land: A person who is in a completely unfamiliar environment or culture.
  • Moving to a new country, he felt like a stranger in a strange land.
• Be no stranger to: To be very familiar with or accustomed to something.
  • As a surgeon, she is no stranger to high-pressure situations.

Học thuật

Noun

1. an individual that one is not acquainted with
2. anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found

Từ đồng nghĩa

• alien
• unknown