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In some senses, onlier is marked as rare. Watch for register when choosing this word.
noun
Something that lies very close to the expected position.
Butte ( onlier )
Such outcrops of younger rock, entirely surrounded by older beds, are called outliers or onliers.
noun
Alternative form of onlyer.
This finds its expression in the growth of the proportion of onliers in Party membership; from 32 per cent in 1956, it increased to 37.8 per cent at the end of 1965.
And, on the side of labor and skills, these countries are still onliers, with low educational attainment, short job tenure, high regulation, and high informality.