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unknown person

NOUN
stranger
Synonyms
STRONGEST
alien foreigner guest immigrant intruder newcomer outsider visitor
STRONG
drifter interloper migrant outlander squatter transient unknown wanderer
WEAK
foreign body incomer itinerant person migratory worker new arrival out-of-stater outcomer party crasher perfect stranger uninvited person
Antonyms
STRONGEST
citizen local national native
WEAK
acquaintance friend

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Gold jewellery, silver ingots and hundreds of coins were buried by an unknown person, most likely a member of a retreating Viking army.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2025

An unknown person installed a game-hunting camera in the alley behind the elections office in 2022.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 2, 2024

Conservative MP William Wragg admitted he was coerced into giving other MPs' phone numbers to an as-yet unknown person on a gay dating app.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2024

As long as he didn’t literally yell at a cloud that he confused with an unknown person from his past named Josephine, he would surpass expectations.

From Slate • Mar. 9, 2024

On the glass that covered it, some mysterious unknown person had crayoned a mustache right above my toothless grin.

From "Crash" by Jerry Spinelli

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