(chiefly poetic) A stranger; someone unknown to those around them.

plural of stranger in the night

plural of perfect stranger

A person with whom one has no affiliation whatsoever.

plural of familiar stranger

(social psychology) A stranger who is nonetheless recognized by another from regularly sharing a common physical space such as a street or bus stop, but with whom one does not interact.

plural of stranger crime

Alternative form of truth is stranger than fiction

Sometimes actual events are stranger than imagined ones.

(rare) Like a stranger; without familiarity or intimacy.