English → Latin
“stranger” in Latin
externusoutward, external; foreign, alien, exotic, strangealiēnigenaforeign, alienadvenaoutsider, foreigner, stranger, alienperegrīnusforeign, alien; exotichospeshost; guest, visitor; stranger, foreignerbarbarusforeign, strange; savage, hostile; barbaric, barbarous, uncivilizedextrāneusforeign; strangealiēnusOf that which belongs to another person, place, or object—of another, alien, foreign; unfriendly, inimical, hostile, suspopulārispopular (by, of or for the people); of the same people or country; native, indigenous
The English word stranger itself goes back to Latin exter, through extraneus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
stranger
A foreigner, externus (not a citizen; opposed to civis, popularis): alienigena (born in a foreign country; opposed to indigena): advena (that has come into the country, but was not born in it; opposed to indigena: but, PROP., advenae are opposed to aborigines, αὐτόχθονες, the original inhabitants): peregrinus (PROP., one who, as a traveller, stays with us a longer or shorter time, but does not enjoy the rights of a citizen; then, general term, one of a foreign nation residing at Rome; opposed to civis): hospes (the peregrinus enjoying civil rights): barbarus (not a Roman; especially that does not speak the Roman language or adopt Roman manners; Vid: Dachne, Milt., 7, 1). ☞ All these terms (except hospes) are also used adjectively, and frequently together; e.g., (The words are found in this connection and order.) externus et advena (e.g., rex); alienigena et externus; peregrinus et externus; peregrinus et advena; peregrinus atque hospes.
One not of our family, extraneus: alienus.
One not versed in anything; Vid: STRANGE.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for stranger?
- The usual Latin words for “stranger” are externus, aliēnigena, advena; also peregrīnus, hospes, barbarus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.