strangers

noun

1. 1

   A person whom one does not know; a person who is neither a friend nor an acquaintance.

   “That gentleman is a stranger to me.  Children are taught not to talk to strangers.”

2. 2

   An outsider or foreigner.

3. 3

   One not admitted to communion or fellowship.

4. 4

   A newcomer.

5. 5

   One who has not been seen for a long time.

   “Hello, stranger!”

6. 6

   One not belonging to the family or household; a guest; a visitor.

7. 7

   One not privy or party to an act, contract, or title; a mere intruder or intermeddler; one who interferes without right.

   “Actual possession of land gives a good title against a stranger having no title.”

8. 8

   A superstitious premonition of the coming of a visitor by a bit of stalk in a cup of tea, the guttering of a candle, etc.