stranger

stranger
noun
ADJECTIVE
complete, perfect, total
mysterious
beautiful, dark, handsome

She said that I would meet a tall dark stranger.

relative, virtual
passing
PREPOSITION
stranger to

He was a complete stranger to me.

She was a stranger to the place.

He was no stranger to controversy. (figurative)

PHRASES
a stranger here

You're a stranger here, aren't you?

a stranger in these parts, a stranger to these parts

A stranger to these parts would be confused by some of the local customs.


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