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Webster 1913 Edition
Stranger
1.
One who is strange, foreign, or unknown.
Specifically: –(a)
One who comes from a foreign land; a foreigner.
I am a most poor woman and a
Born out of your dominions.
stranger
,Born out of your dominions.
Shakespeare
(b)
One whose home is at a distance from the place where he is, but in the same country.
(c)
One who is unknown or unacquainted;
as, the gentleman is a
; hence, one not admitted to communication, fellowship, or acquaintance. stranger
to meMelons on beds of ice are taught to bear,
And
And
strangers
to the sun yet ripen here. Granville.
My child is yet a
stranger
in the world. Shakespeare
I was no
stranger
to the original. Dryden.
2.
One not belonging to the family or household; a guest; a visitor.
To honor and receive
Our heavenly
Our heavenly
stranger
. Milton.
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 levyStran′ger
,Verb.
T.
To estrange; to alienate.
[Obs.]
Shak.
Webster 1828 Edition
Stranger
STRANGER
,Noun.
1.
A foreigner; one who belongs to another country. Paris and London are visited by strangers from all the countries of Europe.2.
One of another town, city, state or province in the same country. The Commencements in American colleges are frequented by multitudes of strangers from the neighboring towns and states.3.
One unknown. The gentleman is a stranger to me.4.
One unacquainted.My child is yet a stranger to the world.
I was no stranger to the original.
5.
A guest; a visitor.6.
One not admitted to any communication or fellowship.Melons on beds of ice are taught to bear, and strangers to the sun yet ripen here.
7.
In law, one not privy or party to an act.