stranger

Reading level: medium

Estimated CEFR level: A2 — Elementary

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
  2. noun an individual that one is not acquainted with
  3. adjective being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird

Etymology

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In classic literature

Synonyms

alien, unknown

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