EGAVE

outsider

About 3.02 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun Someone who is not part of a particular community, profession, organization etc.; a person coming from elsewhere, having no special knowledge. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
    While the initiated easily understand the symbols, they are wholly inaccessible to outsiders.
  2. noun Someone who does not fit into conventional society; a misfit; an iconoclast.
  3. noun 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.
  4. noun A type of jaunting car with the passenger seats facing outwards.
  5. noun The heel or end piece of a loaf of bread.

Similar words

foreigner stranger layperson layman secular underdog outlander outer exterior outside

Often followed by

to in who and is can status as would

Word family

outsiderness outsidernesses outsiders

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