Stranger
noun
Someone who you do not know.
She does not like to talk to strangers.
Often appears as...
- talk to a stranger
- stranger danger
noun
Someone who is in a place where they do not know anyone.
He always felt like a stranger in that town.
Often appears as...
- feel like a stranger
- stranger in town
adjective
Not familiar or like other things you have known.
This town has a stranger character to it.
Often appears as...
- stranger feeling
- stranger thing
noun
A person who has not previously been involved in a situation, especially in a legal dispute.
The court can appoint a stranger to act as a guardian.
Often appears as...
- stranger appointed
- stranger in a suit
Usage tips
Legal
noun
Someone who you do not know.
She does not like to talk to strangers.
Often appears as...
- talk to a stranger
- stranger danger
noun
Someone who is in a place where they do not know anyone.
He always felt like a stranger in that town.
Often appears as...
- feel like a stranger
- stranger in town
adjective
Not familiar or like other things you have known.
This town has a stranger character to it.
Often appears as...
- stranger feeling
- stranger thing
noun
A person who has not previously been involved in a situation, especially in a legal dispute.
The court can appoint a stranger to act as a guardian.
Often appears as...
- stranger appointed
- stranger in a suit
Usage tips
Legal
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Safety Warning
Used to highlight the potential danger from people unknown to you or your family.
Children are taught about 'stranger danger' from a young age.
Pro Tip 2/3Social Context
Implies caution in social situations due to uncertainty about a person's character.
My mom always warned me about accepting gifts from strangers.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Negative
Can be used neutrally without implying danger, just lack of acquaintance.
Our guide for the trip was a stranger who quickly became a friend.
Pro Tip 1/3Safety Warning
Used to highlight the potential danger from people unknown to you or your family.
Children are taught about 'stranger danger' from a young age.
Pro Tip 2/3Social Context
Implies caution in social situations due to uncertainty about a person's character.
My mom always warned me about accepting gifts from strangers.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Negative
Can be used neutrally without implying danger, just lack of acquaintance.
Our guide for the trip was a stranger who quickly became a friend.
Pro Tip 1/3Safety Warning
Used to highlight the potential danger from people unknown to you or your family.
Children are taught about 'stranger danger' from a young age.
Pro Tip 2/3Social Context
Implies caution in social situations due to uncertainty about a person's character.
My mom always warned me about accepting gifts from strangers.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Negative
Can be used neutrally without implying danger, just lack of acquaintance.
Our guide for the trip was a stranger who quickly became a friend.
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Drew Dudley: Everyday...
Here's the I don't remember that. I have no recollection of that moment. I've searched my memory banks, because that is funny and I should remember doing it and I don't. That was such an eye-opening, transformative moment for me, to think that maybe the biggest impact I'd ever had on anyone's life, a moment that had a woman walk up to a stranger four years later and say,
Video examples
Everything you need to...
into their homes with generosity for fear that the strangers might be gods in disguise. This ancient code of hospitality was called xenia. It involved hosts providing their guests with safety, food, and comfort, and the guests returning the favor with courtesy and gifts if they had them.
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What we can learn from...
can teach us about dark matter, the reason why galaxy clusters can teach us about the physics of the very small, is precisely because they are so very big. Fourth the physics of the very strange. Certainly what I've said so far is crazy. Okay, if there's anything stranger
Video examples
Blueprint for a quiet...
talk touched a nerve and thousands and thousands of strangers started reaching out and sharing their own stories of accepting their introversion for the first time and those stories changed the course of my life so I'm going to tell you all about that but first I want to
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The science of...
being influenced by chemicals and evolutionary biology may seem cold and scientific rather than romantic, but the next time you see someone you like, try to appreciate how your entire body is playing matchmaker to decide if that beautiful stranger is right for you.
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One of the most...
without knowing a lot more about the situation where it's being said. To start with, how familiar are you with the person you're talking to? Many cultures have different levels of formality. A close friend, someone much older or much younger, a stranger, a boss.
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The myth of Zeus' test -...
and his son, Hermes, the fleet-footed messenger who shepherded mortals to the underworld. The gods told the old couple that, unlike the other townspeople, they had shown true xenia, or loving hospitality to strangers.
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Einstein's brilliant...
prevents science fiction scenarios, like using entangled particles to send messages faster than light. So relativity is safe, for now. But the quantum universe is far stranger than Einstein wanted to believe.
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It's a Badger Brawl PIPE...
life at the top is not easy challenges from younger males can come from within the family or outside an intruding male has ventured into the territory his scent marks him out as a stranger
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The Goblin Shark PIPE What...
Out in the deep, the hunters look even stranger.
Video examples
Drew Dudley: Everyday...
Here's the I don't remember that. I have no recollection of that moment. I've searched my memory banks, because that is funny and I should remember doing it and I don't. That was such an eye-opening, transformative moment for me, to think that maybe the biggest impact I'd ever had on anyone's life, a moment that had a woman walk up to a stranger four years later and say,
Video examples
Everything you need to...
into their homes with generosity for fear that the strangers might be gods in disguise. This ancient code of hospitality was called xenia. It involved hosts providing their guests with safety, food, and comfort, and the guests returning the favor with courtesy and gifts if they had them.
Video examples
What we can learn from...
can teach us about dark matter, the reason why galaxy clusters can teach us about the physics of the very small, is precisely because they are so very big. Fourth the physics of the very strange. Certainly what I've said so far is crazy. Okay, if there's anything stranger
Video examples
Blueprint for a quiet...
talk touched a nerve and thousands and thousands of strangers started reaching out and sharing their own stories of accepting their introversion for the first time and those stories changed the course of my life so I'm going to tell you all about that but first I want to
Video examples
The science of...
being influenced by chemicals and evolutionary biology may seem cold and scientific rather than romantic, but the next time you see someone you like, try to appreciate how your entire body is playing matchmaker to decide if that beautiful stranger is right for you.
Video examples
One of the most...
without knowing a lot more about the situation where it's being said. To start with, how familiar are you with the person you're talking to? Many cultures have different levels of formality. A close friend, someone much older or much younger, a stranger, a boss.
Video examples
The myth of Zeus' test -...
and his son, Hermes, the fleet-footed messenger who shepherded mortals to the underworld. The gods told the old couple that, unlike the other townspeople, they had shown true xenia, or loving hospitality to strangers.
Video examples
Einstein's brilliant...
prevents science fiction scenarios, like using entangled particles to send messages faster than light. So relativity is safe, for now. But the quantum universe is far stranger than Einstein wanted to believe.
Video examples
It's a Badger Brawl PIPE...
life at the top is not easy challenges from younger males can come from within the family or outside an intruding male has ventured into the territory his scent marks him out as a stranger
Video examples
The Goblin Shark PIPE What...
Out in the deep, the hunters look even stranger.
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Celine Dion
Musician
I looked in the audience. There were no strangers. Everybody was singing and cheering and hugging. That was a beautiful picture to look at.
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Neil Gaiman
British Author
Life is always going to be stranger than fiction, because fiction has to be convincing, and life doesn't.
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Mark Twain
American Writer
It's no wonder that truth is stranger than fiction. Fiction has to make sense.
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Mira Nair
Indian Director
Truth is much stranger than fiction and, often, much more powerful.
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William Randolph
American Politician
Truth is not only stranger than fiction, it is more interesting.
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Violette Leduc
French Author
I was afraid of having to present my big nose to strangers.
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Leo Rosten
American Novelist
Truth is stranger than fiction; fiction has to make sense.
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Tennessee Williams
American Dramatist
I have always depended on the kindness of strangers.
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Lord Byron
British Poet
For truth is always strange; stranger than fiction.
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Mike D
American Musician
Real life is much stranger than fiction, man.
Quote examples
Celine Dion
Musician
I looked in the audience. There were no strangers. Everybody was singing and cheering and hugging. That was a beautiful picture to look at.
Quote examples
Neil Gaiman
British Author
Life is always going to be stranger than fiction, because fiction has to be convincing, and life doesn't.
Quote examples
Mark Twain
American Writer
It's no wonder that truth is stranger than fiction. Fiction has to make sense.
Quote examples
Mira Nair
Indian Director
Truth is much stranger than fiction and, often, much more powerful.
Quote examples
William Randolph
American Politician
Truth is not only stranger than fiction, it is more interesting.
Quote examples
Violette Leduc
French Author
I was afraid of having to present my big nose to strangers.
Quote examples
Leo Rosten
American Novelist
Truth is stranger than fiction; fiction has to make sense.
Quote examples
Tennessee Williams
American Dramatist
I have always depended on the kindness of strangers.
Quote examples
Lord Byron
British Poet
For truth is always strange; stranger than fiction.
Quote examples
Mike D
American Musician
Real life is much stranger than fiction, man.
Example 1 of 10
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