English-Thai Dictionary

stranger

N คน ที่มา ใหม่  คนที่ เพิ่ง มา เป็นครั้งแรก  newcomer kon-ti-ma-mai

 

stranger

N คนแปลกหน้า  คนต่างถิ่น  คน ไม่ รู้จัก  alien outlander kon-plak-na

 

stranger

N แขก  แขก แปลกหน้า  guest visitor keak

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

STRANGER

n. 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.

 

STRANGER

v.t.To estrange; to alienate. [Not in use. ]

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

STRANGER

Stran "ger, n. Etym: [OF. estrangier, F. étranger. See Strange. ]

 

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 stranger, Born out of your dominions. Shak.

 

(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 stranger to me; hence, one not admitted to communication, fellowship, or acquaintance. Melons on beds of ice are taught to bear, And strangers to the sun yet ripen here. Granville. My child is yet a stranger in the world. Shak. 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 stranger. Milton.

 

3. (Law )

 

Defn: 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 levy.

 

STRANGER

STRANGER Stran "ger, v. t.

 

Defn: To estrange; to alienate. [Obs. ] Shak.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

stranger

stran ger |ˈstrānjər ˈstreɪnʤər | ▶noun a person whom one does not know or with whom one is not familiar: don't talk to strangers | she remained a stranger to him. • a person who does not know, or is not known in, a particular place or community: I'm a stranger in these parts | he must have been a stranger to the village. • (stranger to ) a person entirely unaccustomed to (a feeling, experience, or situation ): he is no stranger to controversy. PHRASES hello, stranger! humorous used to greet someone whom one has not seen for some time. ORIGIN late Middle English: shortening of Old French estrangier, from Latin extraneus (see strange ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

stranger

stran ¦ger |ˈstreɪn (d )ʒə | ▶noun a person whom one does not know or with whom one is not familiar: don't talk to strangers | she remained a stranger to him. • a person who does not know, or is not known in, a particular place or community: I'm a stranger in these parts | he must have been a stranger to the village. • (stranger to ) a person entirely unaccustomed to (a feeling, experience, or situation ): he is no stranger to controversy. • a person who is not a member or official of the House of Commons. ORIGIN late Middle English: shortening of Old French estrangier, from Latin extraneus (see strange ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

stranger

stranger noun they were taught to fear strangers: newcomer, new arrival, visitor, outsider, newbie. PHRASES a stranger to I'm afraid I'm a stranger to these automated methods: unaccustomed to, unfamiliar with, unused to, new to, fresh to, inexperienced in; archaic strange to.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

stranger

stranger noun 1 the man standing beside her was a complete stranger: unknown person; Scottish unco. 2 he was a stranger in the town: newcomer, new arrival, incomer; visitor; foreigner, outsider, alien; N. English offcomer; Austral. informal blow-in. PHRASES a stranger to Harker was a stranger to self-doubt: unaccustomed to, unfamiliar with, unused to, unacquainted with, new to, fresh to, inexperienced in, unpractised in, unversed in, unconversant with; archaic strange to.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

stranger

stran ger /stréɪn (d )ʒə r /〖原義は 「外国人 」; ↓3 ; 〗→strange 名詞 複 ～s /-z /C 1 【人にとって 】見知らぬ人 , 知らない人 «to » ; よそ者, 外国人 ; 訪問客 ▸ a perfect [complete, total ] stranger まったく知らない人, あかの他人 ▸ Hello, stranger !≒You're quite a stranger .｟話 おどけて ｠久しぶりだね ▸ Don't be a stranger !(近いうちに )また来てね .2 ｟かたく ｠ «…に関して » 知らない人 , 経験のない人 «to » (!しばしば否定文で ) ▸ They are no strangers to this golf course .彼らはこのゴルフコースを熟知している 3 【場所に 】不慣れな人 , 不案内の人 «in , to » ; よそから来た人 , 外国人 ; 訪問客 .コミュニケーション A: Where's the stadium? スタジアムはどこですか .B:Sorry, I'm a stranger here . すみません, 私もこの辺は初めてなんです .