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Stran"ger (?), n. [OF. estrangier, F. étranger. See Strange.] 1. One who is strange, foreign, or unknown. Specifically: --
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(a) One who comes from a foreign land; a foreigner.
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I am a most poor woman and a stranger,
Born out of your dominions. Shak.
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(b) One whose home is at a distance from the place where he is, but in the same country.
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(c) One who is unknown or unacquainted; as, the gentleman is a stranger to me; hence, one not admitted to communication, fellowship, or acquaintance.
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Melons on beds of ice are taught to bear,
And strangers to the sun yet ripen here. Granville.
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My child is yet a stranger in the world. Shak.
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I was no stranger to the original. Dryden.
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2. One not belonging to the family or household; a guest; a visitor.
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To honor and receive
Our heavenly stranger. Milton.
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3. (Law) One not privy or party an act, contract, or title; a mere intruder or intermeddler; one who interferes without right; as, actual possession of land gives a good title against a stranger having no title; as to strangers, a mortgage is considered merely as a pledge; a mere stranger to the levy.
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Stran"ger, v. t. To estrange; to alienate. [Obs.] Shak.
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