stranger

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

It is the common practice in the Western States to accost a person whose name is not known by this title. In England, for example, a person would say, 'Can you tell me, sir, if this is the road to B?' At the West he would say, 'Stranger, is this the road?' &c.

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