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outsider

[ out-sahy-der ]

noun

  1. a person not belonging to a particular group, set, party, etc.:

    Society often regards the artist as an outsider.

  2. a person unconnected or unacquainted with the matter in question:

    Not being a parent, I was regarded as an outsider.

  3. a racehorse, sports team, or other competitor not considered likely to win or succeed.
  4. a person or thing not within an enclosure, boundary, etc.


outsider

/ ˌʊˈɪə /

noun

  1. a person or thing excluded from or not a member of a set, group, etc
  2. a contestant, esp a horse, thought unlikely to win in a race
  3. (in the north) a person who does not live in the Arctic regions
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of outsider1

First recorded in 1790–1800; outside + -er 1
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But even here he saw himself as an outsider.

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Whatever Trump’s motives, Canadians are taking the implied threat very seriously, and the effect has been far more galvanizing than most outsiders probably could have predicted.

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In 1945, the seemingly heaven-sent outsiders departed, along with their novel goods.

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“Calling me an outsider artist … yes, I think it’s apt,” he told the Guardian in 2021.

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It is not the first time an outsider has attempted to make contact with the Sentinelese.

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