One who is neither a friend nor an acquaintance, A person with whom one is not acquainted; one whose name and character are unknown, an individual that one is not acquainted with, adjective_ comparative form of strange_ more strange, verb_ obsolete, transitive To estrange; to alienate
An establishment that provides lodging and usually meals and other services for travelers and other paying guests, A house for entertaining strangers or travelers; an inn or public house, of the better class, a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
The act or service of welcoming, receiving, hosting, or entertaining guests, kindness in welcoming guests or strangers, The act or practice of one who is hospitable; reception and entertainment of strangers or guests without reward, or with kind and generous liberality
A secret word used to gain admittance or to gain access to information; watchword, a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group, A secret parole or countersign by which a friend may be distinguished from a stranger, and allowed to pass, verb_ computing, transitive To protect with a password
One to whom entertainment or hospitality has been extended by another in the role of host or hostess, as at a party, A visiting performer, speaker, or contestant, as on a radio or television program, A stranger; a foreigner, adjective_ Provided for guests, Participating as a guest, intransitive verb_ To entertain as a guest, To appear as a guest, transitive verb_ obsolete To receive or entertain hospitably