Dreams of strangers are much more related to unnamed people and much more related to strangers than dreams in general. They are less related to animals, less related to insects, and less related to fantastic beings.

Stranger dreams are more related to embarrassment than dreams in general.

Dreams of strangers are less related to work, less related to human-made places, and less related to natural places.

Dreams of strangers are more related to sex than dreams in general. They are less related to aggressive acts, less related to friendly acts, and less related to disasters.

Stranger dreams are more related to weird dreams than dreams in general. They are less related to vivid dreams and less related to good dreams.

Stranger dreams are less related to smelling and less related to taste.

You can gain insight from thinking about any dream, no matter how strange. Only you, as the dreamer, have final say on what your dream may or may not mean. Each dream is unique.

The DreamWell dictionary provides information on how each dream symbol appears in dreams in general. Finding how experience strangers in dreams can be a key to understanding its meaning.

Our emotions in dreams can help us understand its meaning. Pay attention to how you felt in the dream. Pay attention to how you feel about strangers in dreams. See how you feel about strangers now, in your waking life.

This interpretation is from ""The Dream Interpretation Dictionary: Symbols, Signs, and Meanings" and is provided by J.M. DeBord aka "RadOwl". He is the author of several acclaimed books about dreaming, the host of The Dreams That Shape Us podcast, and is a moderator of r/Dreams, one of the largest dream sharing communities on the internet. To decode the symbolism of a stranger in a dream, begin with what’s strange and foreign to you, such as people, behaviors, subjects, and situations. “Stranger” can symbolize feeling strange or out of sorts, or dealing with something different or new. “New” and “strange” are used interchangeably. You start working at a new job, or attending a new school, and feel like an outsider. Or you tackle a new subject or learn a new skill. You are in a new place in your life. Being outside your comfort zone really stirs the deep reaches of the mind and is likely to spark dreams in response. You’re like a stranger when you’re unwelcome or feel like a foreigner. It can mean you feel uncomfortable, unwelcome, or tense. For example, you find yourself in a circle of people you don’t feel comfortable with, or outside a social clique. Or a business situation turns tense or goes into uncharted territory. Strangers are associated with tense and unpredictable situations. A stranger can symbolize someone you haven’t seen in a long time. See: Locks When you say that someone you know is a stranger, it means you don’t really know the person, so a stranger or foreigner in a dream can symbolize not knowing who the person really is, or the person doesn’t really know you. See: Masks Dreaming about being in bed with a stranger can express the feeling that you don’t really know someone close to you, or that person is acting out of character. A stranger can symbolize an unknown or estranged aspect of yourself. This use of the symbolism is quite common because a stranger is a human character and a sort of blank canvas on which a dream can paint your self-portrait. Dream characters are usually projections of something about yourself, so if you dream about a foreigner, ask yourself whether you’re seeing something about yourself depicted as a dream character. Many aspects of a person are unconscious, meaning outside the scope of conscious awareness and control. They can be depicted as foreign because they are foreign to you, but they’re still you. The meaning of a foreigner in a dream is often found in his or her culture and your associations with it. For example, you dream about a Frenchman and associate French people with high society. Doesn’t matter if your association is accurate, it’s something your dreams can use to tell a story. You think back on the day before your dream and remember that you dined in a super-formal foreign restaurant, a situation that could be described as “foreign,” and thus be summed up in the image of a Frenchman in your dream. Another possibility to consider is a foreigner in your dream could be sparked by something you watched on television, read about, or heard on the news. Also, consider whether you recently interacted with someone from the same foreign culture as the character in your dream. The character could be a surrogate for that person. See also: Borders, Darkness, Foreignness, Orphans, Trespassing, Ufos