Stranger
Meaning
A person whom one does not know or with whom one is not familiar.
Pronunciation
UK ˈstreɪndʒə(r)
US ˈstreɪndʒər
Example Sentences
- A stranger stops you and asks for help.
- Helping a stranger feels really good.
- You can ask a stranger for help.
- Somewhere today, a stranger is being pelted with tomatoes, drenched in dye-bright water, or swept behind a steel-drum truck, and nobody asked them to RSVP first.
- [Holi], India's exuberant spring festival, invites onlookers to be smeared and doused with vividly coloured powder until origin and stranger status become impossible to tell apart.
Learn Stranger in Context
How to Ask for DirectionsExcuse me, can you help me? Sometimes you do not know the way. You can ask a stranger for help. First, say excuse me to be kind. Then ask your question with a smile. You might ask where the train stat...Read story 
Giving Directions to a StrangerA stranger stops you and asks for help. You can give them clear directions. First, smile and listen to their question. Speak slowly so they can understand you. Use simple words like left, right, and s...Read story
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