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.
Пёс, зачуявший чужого, громко залаял.
The dog, having sensed a stranger, began barking loudly.
Собака была дичащейся и не подходила к чужим.
The dog was timid and would not approach strangers.
Собака зачуяла чужого возле дома.
The dog picked up the scent of a stranger near the house.
Собака прогоняет чужих со двора.
The dog chases strangers out of the yard.
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.