Stranger

//ˈstɹeɪnd͡ʒə(ɹ)//

Synonyms for "stranger" (65 found)

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Closest matches (13)

Strong matches (20)

Related words (32)

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More specific

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Antonyms

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Synonyms

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Related terms

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at location

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capable of

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derived

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etymologically related_to

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has property

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is a

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not capable_of

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used for

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Translations

235 translations across 63 languages.

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Albanian

1 entries
  • huaj noun (person whom one does not know)

Ancient Greek

2 entries
  • ξένος noun (person whom one does not know)
  • ξένος noun (outsider or foreigner — see also foreigner)

Arabic

3 entries
  • أَجْنَبِيّ noun (outsider or foreigner — see also foreigner)
  • غَرِيب noun (person whom one does not know)
  • غَرِيبَة noun (person whom one does not know)

Armenian

3 entries
  • անծանոթ noun (person whom one does not know)
  • նորեկ noun (newcomer)
  • օտարական noun (outsider or foreigner — see also foreigner)

Basque

1 entries
  • arrotz noun (person whom one does not know)

Belarusian

4 entries
  • незнаёмец noun (person whom one does not know)
  • незнаёмка noun (person whom one does not know)
  • чужазе́мец noun (outsider or foreigner — see also foreigner)
  • чужазе́мка noun (outsider or foreigner — see also foreigner)

Bhojpuri

1 entries
  • अजनबी noun (person whom one does not know)

Bulgarian

3 entries
  • непозна́т noun (person whom one does not know)
  • чуждене́ц noun (outsider or foreigner — see also foreigner)
  • чужденка́ noun (outsider or foreigner — see also foreigner)

Catalan

4 entries
  • desconegut noun (person whom one does not know)
  • estranger noun (outsider or foreigner — see also foreigner)
  • estrangera noun (outsider or foreigner — see also foreigner)
  • foraster noun (outsider or foreigner — see also foreigner)

Chinese Mandarin

3 entries
  • 外國人 /外国人 noun (outsider or foreigner — see also foreigner)
  • 新手 noun (newcomer)
  • 陌生人 noun (person whom one does not know)

Czech

4 entries
  • cizinec noun (person whom one does not know)
  • cizinec noun (outsider or foreigner — see also foreigner)
  • cizozemec noun (outsider or foreigner — see also foreigner)
  • neznámý noun (person whom one does not know)

Danish

4 entries
  • fremmed noun (person whom one does not know)
  • fremmed noun (outsider or foreigner — see also foreigner)
  • fremmed noun (newcomer)
  • udlænding noun (outsider or foreigner — see also foreigner)

Dutch

4 entries
  • buitenlander noun (outsider or foreigner — see also foreigner)
  • buitenlandse noun (outsider or foreigner — see also foreigner)
  • vreemde noun (person whom one does not know)
  • vreemdeling noun (person whom one does not know)

Esperanto

4 entries
  • alilandano noun (outsider or foreigner — see also foreigner)
  • alilandulo noun (outsider or foreigner — see also foreigner)
  • eksterlandano noun (outsider or foreigner — see also foreigner)
  • fremdulo noun (outsider or foreigner — see also foreigner)

Faroese

1 entries
  • útlendingur noun (outsider or foreigner — see also foreigner)

Finnish

4 entries
  • muukalainen noun (outsider or foreigner — see also foreigner)
  • tulokas noun (newcomer)
  • tuntematon noun (person whom one does not know)
  • vieras noun (person whom one does not know)

French

4 entries
  • inconnu noun (person whom one does not know)
  • inconnue noun (person whom one does not know)
  • étranger noun (outsider or foreigner — see also foreigner)
  • étrangère noun (outsider or foreigner — see also foreigner)

Georgian

3 entries
  • უცნობი noun (person whom one does not know)
  • უცხო noun (person whom one does not know)
  • უცხოელი noun (outsider or foreigner — see also foreigner)

German

4 entries
  • Ausländer noun (outsider or foreigner — see also foreigner)
  • Ausländerin noun (outsider or foreigner — see also foreigner)
  • Fremde noun (person whom one does not know)
  • Fremde noun (outsider or foreigner — see also foreigner)

Greek

4 entries
  • άγνωστος noun (person whom one does not know)
  • αλλοδαπή noun (outsider or foreigner — see also foreigner)
  • αλλοδαπός noun (outsider or foreigner — see also foreigner)
  • νέος noun (newcomer)

Hindi

4 entries
  • अजनबी noun (person whom one does not know)
  • अन्यदेशीय noun (outsider or foreigner — see also foreigner)
  • परदेशी noun (outsider or foreigner — see also foreigner)
  • विदेशी noun (outsider or foreigner — see also foreigner)

Hungarian

2 entries
  • idegen noun (person whom one does not know)
  • idegenek noun (outsider or foreigner — see also foreigner)

Icelandic

1 entries
  • útlendingur noun (outsider or foreigner — see also foreigner)

Ido

3 entries
  • stranjerino noun (outsider or foreigner — see also foreigner)
  • stranjero noun (outsider or foreigner — see also foreigner)
  • stranjerulo noun (outsider or foreigner — see also foreigner)

Indonesian

1 entries
  • orang asing noun (outsider or foreigner — see also foreigner)

Irish

2 entries
  • strainséir noun (person whom one does not know)
  • strainséir noun (outsider or foreigner — see also foreigner)

Italian

4 entries
  • sconosciuto noun (person whom one does not know)
  • straniera noun (person whom one does not know)
  • straniera noun (outsider or foreigner — see also foreigner)
  • straniero noun (person whom one does not know)

Japanese

4 entries
  • 外人 noun (outsider or foreigner — see also foreigner)
  • 外国人 noun (outsider or foreigner — see also foreigner)
  • 知らない人 noun (person whom one does not know)
  • 見ず知らず noun (person whom one does not know)

Kikuyu

1 entries
  • mũgeni noun (person whom one does not know)

Korean

3 entries
  • 낯선 사람 noun (person whom one does not know)
  • 외국인 noun (outsider or foreigner — see also foreigner)
  • 이국인 noun (outsider or foreigner — see also foreigner)

Latin

4 entries
  • advena noun (person whom one does not know)
  • advena noun (newcomer)
  • aliēnus noun (person whom one does not know)
  • extrānea noun (outsider or foreigner — see also foreigner)

Macedonian

4 entries
  • дојденец noun (newcomer)
  • незнаник noun (person whom one does not know)
  • незнајник noun (person whom one does not know)
  • новодојденец noun (newcomer)

Malayalam

1 entries
  • അപരിചിതൻ noun (person whom one does not know)

Middle English

4 entries
  • alien noun (person whom one does not know)
  • alien noun (outsider or foreigner — see also foreigner)
  • stranger noun (outsider or foreigner — see also foreigner)
  • straunger noun (person whom one does not know)

Māori

4 entries
  • pūtere noun (outsider or foreigner — see also foreigner)
  • tautangata noun (outsider or foreigner — see also foreigner)
  • uakoau noun (outsider or foreigner — see also foreigner)
  • uakoau noun (newcomer)

Northern Sami

1 entries
  • guossi noun (person whom one does not know)

Norwegian Bokmål

2 entries
  • fremmed noun (person whom one does not know)
  • utlending noun (outsider or foreigner — see also foreigner)

Norwegian Nynorsk

1 entries
  • utlending noun (outsider or foreigner — see also foreigner)

Old English

1 entries
  • fremde noun (person whom one does not know)

Ottoman Turkish

2 entries
  • یابانجی noun (person whom one does not know)
  • یابانجی noun (outsider or foreigner — see also foreigner)

Persian

4 entries
  • اجنبی noun (person whom one does not know)
  • اجنبی noun (outsider or foreigner — see also foreigner)
  • خارجی noun (outsider or foreigner — see also foreigner)
  • غریبه noun (person whom one does not know)

Polish

4 entries
  • cudzoziemiec noun (outsider or foreigner — see also foreigner)
  • cudzoziemka noun (outsider or foreigner — see also foreigner)
  • nieznajoma noun (person whom one does not know)
  • nieznajomy noun (person whom one does not know)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • estrangeira noun (outsider or foreigner — see also foreigner)
  • estrangeiro noun (outsider or foreigner — see also foreigner)
  • estranha noun (person whom one does not know)
  • estranho noun (person whom one does not know)

Romanian

2 entries
  • străin noun (person whom one does not know)
  • străină noun (person whom one does not know)

Russian

4 entries
  • иноро́дец noun (outsider or foreigner — see also foreigner)
  • иностра́нец noun (outsider or foreigner — see also foreigner)
  • иностра́нка noun (outsider or foreigner — see also foreigner)
  • незнако́мец noun (person whom one does not know)

Sango

1 entries
  • wandê noun (outsider or foreigner — see also foreigner)

Scottish Gaelic

4 entries
  • coigreach noun (person whom one does not know)
  • coigreach noun (outsider or foreigner — see also foreigner)
  • coigreach noun (newcomer)
  • coimheach noun (person whom one does not know)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • došljàkinja noun (newcomer)
  • dòšljāk noun (newcomer)
  • prìdošlica noun (newcomer)
  • stránac noun (person whom one does not know)

Sicilian

4 entries
  • furisteri noun (outsider or foreigner — see also foreigner)
  • scanusciutu noun (person whom one does not know)
  • strana noun (person whom one does not know)
  • stranu noun (person whom one does not know)

Slovak

3 entries
  • cudzinec noun (person whom one does not know)
  • cudzinec noun (outsider or foreigner — see also foreigner)
  • cudzinka noun (outsider or foreigner — see also foreigner)

Slovene

4 entries
  • neznanec noun (person whom one does not know)
  • neznanka noun (person whom one does not know)
  • tujec noun (person whom one does not know)
  • tujec noun (outsider or foreigner — see also foreigner)

Spanish

4 entries
  • desconocida noun (person whom one does not know)
  • desconocido noun (person whom one does not know)
  • extranjera noun (outsider or foreigner — see also foreigner)
  • extranjero noun (outsider or foreigner — see also foreigner)

Swahili

1 entries
  • mgeni noun (outsider or foreigner — see also foreigner)

Swedish

4 entries
  • främling noun (person whom one does not know)
  • främling noun (outsider or foreigner — see also foreigner)
  • främling noun (newcomer)
  • nykomling noun (newcomer)

Tajik

4 entries
  • аҷнабӣ noun (person whom one does not know)
  • аҷнабӣ noun (outsider or foreigner — see also foreigner)
  • хориҷӣ noun (outsider or foreigner — see also foreigner)
  • ғариб noun (person whom one does not know)

Thai

1 entries
  • ฝรั่ง noun (outsider or foreigner — see also foreigner)

Tocharian B

1 entries
  • laukito noun (person whom one does not know)

Tumbuka

1 entries
  • mlendo noun (person whom one does not know)

Turkish

2 entries
  • yabancı noun (person whom one does not know)
  • yabancı noun (outsider or foreigner — see also foreigner)

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • незнайо́мець noun (person whom one does not know)
  • незнайо́мка noun (person whom one does not know)
  • чужи́й noun (person whom one does not know)
  • чужи́нець noun (person whom one does not know)

Urdu

2 entries
  • اجنبی noun (person whom one does not know)
  • پردیشی noun (outsider or foreigner — see also foreigner)

Vietnamese

1 entries
  • người lạ noun (person whom one does not know)

Welsh

1 entries
  • dieithryn noun (person whom one does not know)

Sample sentences

26 total sentences available.

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Poverty is a stranger to industry.

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When Mary was spoken to by a stranger, she was at a loss for words.

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I was a stranger in Boston.

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How did a total stranger know his name?

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