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strang·er Listen to audio/ˈstreɪnʤɚ/ noun
plural strang·ers
[count] 1 : someone who you have not met before or do not know
Children are taught not to talk to strangers. He is a complete/total/perfect stranger to me.
2 : someone who has not experienced something — + to He is a stranger to losing. [=he does not know what losing is like]usually used in negative statements She is no stranger to controversy. [=she has been involved in controversy before]
3 : someone who is in a new and unfamiliar place
Excuse me. Do you know where the library is? I'm sorry. I'm a stranger here myself. I'm a stranger to the area.
4 informal aused to greet someone you have not seen in a long time Hello, stranger. I haven't seen you in ages.
bused to say that you hope to see someone again soon Don't be a stranger, now. Come back real soon.

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