чужо́й

rare #22846

nounmasculineanimatecountable

1.
stranger, outsider, person from outside
Я здесь чужо́й.
I am a stranger here.
Substantivized adjective; declines like an adjective.
2.
foe, enemy, them (as opposed to us)
Язы́к не де́лит люде́й на свои́х и чужи́х.
Language does not divide people into friends and foes.
Chiefly in the pair свои и чужие.

Examples

Это пёс, не подпускающий чужих к калитке.
This is a dog that doesn't let strangers near the gate.
Соба́ка ла́ет на всех чужи́х.
The dog barks at all strangers.
Собака отошла от чужого с опаской
The dog backed away from the stranger warily.
Не разговаривай с чужими на улице.
Don't talk to strangers in the street.
Кот осторожненький, к чужим не подходит.
The cat is wary and doesn’t approach strangers.
Пёс, зачуявший чужого, громко залаял.
The dog, having sensed a stranger, began barking loudly.
Собака, настораживавшаяся при виде чужих, зарычала тихо.
The dog, growing wary at the sight of strangers, growled softly.
Он никогда не берёт чужого без спроса.
He never takes anything that belongs to someone else without asking.