insider

/ɪnˈsaɪdɚ/

noun 2

Collocations

ADJ.

astute, better, illegal, strengthened

The SEC is investigating illegal insider trading at several major investment firms.

VERB + INSIDER

arrested, convicted, cover, got

The FBI arrested the insider who had been leaking confidential company information to competitors.

INSIDER + NOUN

scandal

The company faced an insider trading scandal that damaged its reputation for years.

PREP.

than, up

She knew more about the company's problems than any insider would admit publicly.

noun

A person who has special knowledge about the inner workings of a group, organization, or institution.

Near-synonyms: initiate, old hand, habitué

Heavy losses were sustained in Simms Petroleum, which took a greater toll from supposed "Wall Street insiders" than from the general public.

A person who is within an enclosed space.

To the insider, the ceiling is like a small firmament twinkling with astral radiations.

Near-synonyms: initiate, old hand, habitué

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Heavy losses were sustained in Simms Petroleum, which took a greater toll from supposed "Wall Street insiders" than from the general public.

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He is also an astute ANC insider who spent ten years on Robben Island alongside Nelson Mandela and the other “grandees” of the movement.

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The insider trading scandal put a lot of people out of business.

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The politician tried to cover up the insider trading.

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Suspicion that this amounts to insider trading has strengthened.

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