stranger
/ˈstreɪndʒə(r)/noun
उच्चारण स्ट्रेन्जर
अजनबी, परदेसी
Basic word
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a person that you do not know; a person who is in a place that they have not been in before
अजनबी, परदेसी
- Don't talk to strangers.
- I'm a stranger here.
- A stranger came to the door and asked for water.
+ 2 more examples
- Children should not accept sweets from strangers.
- I felt like a stranger in my own city after years abroad.
Synonyms outsider newcomer foreigner alien visitor
Opposite friend acquaintance local native
≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?
Keep apart stranger (a person you do not know) and foreigner (a person from another country).
Stranger (जिसे आप न जानें) और foreigner (दूसरे देश का व्यक्ति) को अलग रखिए।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Be no stranger to sth (be familiar with something because you have experienced it often: 'She is no stranger to hard work'), truth is stranger than fiction (real events can be more surprising than invented stories).
Idioms अक्सर पूछे जाते हैं: be no stranger to sth (बार-बार अनुभव करने से किसी चीज़ से परिचित होना: 'She is no stranger to hard work'), truth is stranger than fiction (वास्तविक घटनाएँ गढ़ी कहानियों से अधिक चौंकाने वाली हो सकती हैं)।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
Fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners is xenophobia.
अजनबियों या विदेशियों से डर या घृणा xenophobia।