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Meanings of stranger in English

Russian
незнакомец
Portuguese
estrangeiro
Catalan
desconegut
Spanish
desconocido

Anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found.

незнакомец
Synonyms
Examples for "unknown"
Examples for "unknown"
1
Its impact on victims' health at the cellular level, however, remains unknown.
Pubmed
2
However, at this point, details on its potential use cases are unknown.
The South African
3
Quite why there is a rising trend in serious violence remains unknown.
Radio NZ
4
However, the current health status of most of the children is unknown.
The Irish Times
5
However, the impact of incidental stenoses on future cardiac events remains unknown.
Pubmed
1
What about the really alien: different theatres, different chemistries, and different contexts?
What does a martian look like?
2
Long-term engagement: People really did see social media as an alien concept.
The Guardian
3
This kind of talk is rather alien to my way of thinking.
Level 7
4
Small alien animals hooted at him from outside the circle of light.
Cibola Burn
5
We still have in the possession of the Government the alien property.
State of the Union Addresses
Usage of stranger in English
1
Domestic Violence Sadly, domestic violence is also no stranger to our society.
The South African
2
My question exactly, Mistress Beatrice, and the stranger could offer no answer.
The buried giant
3
Yes, that's a possible scenario: perhaps the murderer's no stranger to Guan.
Death of a Red Heroine
4
The voice of the tall stranger in the corner broke in here:
Darkwater: Voices from Within the Veil
5
Some days later the stranger sent flowers, with a card that said.
The new yorker
6
The stranger received it without the slightest change in his grave aspect.
The Fugitives: The Tyrant Queen of Madagascar
7
The former then looked the stranger kindly in the eye and replied:
The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce — Volume 2: In the Midst o...
8
The stranger drew the trigger, and the powder flashed in the pan.
The Ruby of Kishmoor
9
Yet he struggled to imagine her responding fondly to a stranger's question.
Agent 6
10
The warder aroused the domestics in the tower, and the stranger entered.
Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume 23
11
Jessika Power is no stranger to baring her body on social media.
News.com.au
12
Well, stranger things have happened around this place, Mr. Levy said quickly.
A Confederacy of Dunces
13
The stranger halted and watched me approaching: he didn't look particularly surprised.
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke
14
Gamini rarely saw himself from the point of view of a stranger.
Anil's ghost
15
Talking about money with a stranger made me uncomfortable, especially campaign money.
The incumbent
16
Some folk think a stranger can't hardly know the time of day.
The Wise Man’s Fear
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Stranger through the time
Stranger across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Canada
Common
South Africa
Less common
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