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stranger

/ˈstɹeɪndʒə/
adjective
  1. Not normal; odd, unusual, surprising, out of the ordinary.

    "He thought it strange that his girlfriend wore shorts in the winter."

  2. Unfamiliar, not yet part of one's experience.

    "I moved to a strange town when I was ten."

  3. Having the quantum mechanical property of strangeness.

Synonymsnew, unfamiliar, unknown
Antonymseveryday, normal, regular, standard, unsurprising, usual
noun
  1. 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."

  2. An outsider or foreigner.

  3. One not admitted to communion or fellowship.

Synonymsnewbie, newcomer
Antonymscitizen, compatriot, countryman, fellow, national, resident
verb
  1. To estrange; to alienate.

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