STRANGER

/ˈstɹeɪndʒə/

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S(1) T(1) R(1) A(1) N(1) G(2) E(1) R(1)

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Definition

/ˈstɹeɪndʒə/

adjective

Not normal; odd, unusual, surprising, out of the ordinary.
“He thought it strange that his girlfriend wore shorts in the winter.”
Unfamiliar, not yet part of one's experience.
“I moved to a strange town when I was ten.”
Having the quantum mechanical property of strangeness.
Of an attractor: having a fractal structure.
Belonging to another country; foreign.

noun

A person whom one does not know; a person who is neither a friend nor an acquaintance.
“That gentleman is a stranger to me. Children are taught not to talk to strangers.”
An outsider or foreigner.
One not admitted to communion or fellowship.
A newcomer.
One who has not been seen for a long time.
“Hello, stranger!”