stranger vs unknown quantity

stranger

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

  • One who has not been seen for a long time. 

  • A newcomer. 

  • An outsider or foreigner. 

  • One not admitted to communion or fellowship. 

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

unknown quantity

noun
  • A person or thing whose nature or value is a mystery. 

  • Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see unknown, quantity. 

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