outsider

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/ˌaʊtˈsaɪdəɹ/

noun 4

Collocations

(noun.) not a member of a group

ADJ

complete | political, social

VERB + OUTSIDER

feel

When Sarah joined the new office, she felt like an outsider for the first few weeks.

PREP

~ to

She felt like an outsider to their conversation about the local sports team.

(noun.) competitor who will probably not win

ADJ

complete, rank

PREP

~ in

As a newcomer to the country, she felt like an outsider in her own neighborhood.

Definitions

noun

One who is not part of a community or organization.

While the initiated easily understand the symbols, they are wholly inaccessible to outsiders.

I'm an outsider by choice, but not truly. It's the unpleasantness of the system that keeps me out. I'd rather be in, in a good system. That's where my discontent comes from: being forced to choose to stay outside.

A newcomer with little or no experience in an organization or community.

Seeing the mess professional politicians have made of things is it any wonder the electorate is beginning to prefer outsiders?

These worlds have always belonged to us, from the moment our ancestors saw them through ancient telescopes. We claimed them when our first explorers reached the stars, and they remained our worlds even after the Scourge divided us in darkness. Outsiders have no right to these treasures, and true angara must stand ready to defend our birthright.

A competitor or contestant who has little chance of winning; a long shot.

Johnny was an outsider at this year's karate tournament, but he still managed to win second place out of sheer determination.

The heel or end piece of a loaf of bread.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — someone who is excluded from or is not a member of a group

foreigner

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

While the initiated easily understand the symbols, they are wholly inaccessible to outsiders.

Wiktionary

I'm an outsider by choice, but not truly. It's the unpleasantness of the system that keeps me out. I'd rather be in, in a good system. That's where my discontent comes from: being forced to choose to

Wiktionary

We were not a big huggie family so I was very, very encased in a little stay-away-from-me shell growing-up, and here I got to open up and feel safe and able to touch and hold and be able to be with an

Wiktionary

I was an outsider, so to speak.

Tatoeba · #253186

I was an outsider.

Tatoeba · #261576

A small, homogeneous population with a precious culture—a Hopi village on a mesa top in America, e.g.—may be unable to tolerate any outsider for long.

Tatoeba · #2040101

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, outsider is marked as rare. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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