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outsider (ˌaʊtˈsaɪdə
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noun
- a person or thing excluded from or not a member of a set, group, etc
- a contestant, esp a horse, thought unlikely to win in a race
- (Canadian) (in the north) a person who does not live in the Arctic regions
Synonyms
View thesaurus entryTranslations for 'outsider'
- British English: outsider An outsider is someone who does not belong to a particular group or organization. NOUNThe most likely outcome may be to subcontract much of the work to an outsider.
- Brazilian Portuguese: forasteiro forasteira
- Chinese: > 外部人士不属于某组织或团体的
- European Spanish: forastero forastera
- French: étranger étrangère
- German: Außenseiter Außenseiterin
- Italian: esterno esterna
- Japanese: 部外者
- Korean: 외부인
- Portuguese: forasteiro estranha
- Spanish: forastero forastera
Example Sentences Including 'outsider'
And two, maybe he didn't sufficiently trust anyone on the top floor, and an outsider like me was preferable.SOMEBODY (2002)
POLITICS You don't know Jack Today, federal New Democrats will decide whether to entrust their future to a man many consider an outsider.Globe and Mail (2003)
People just don't see their own clutter the way an outsider can.Glasgow Herald (2001)
The first at Market Rasen offers an interesting outsider at a huge price.Glasgow Herald (2001)
The same stable's Strut the Stage, a 27-1 outsider , was seventh in the Turf.Globe and Mail (2004)
This holds true for all castes, even those that appear to be close, or contiguous, to the outsider.India Today (1996)
To an outsider , there could have been nothing untoward in her reaction.The Golden Lion
You may find the idea of talking to an outsider about such an intimate area of your life embarrassing or annoying.Vasectomy and Sterilization
You only condescended to know me because I was a poor little outsider and you had a kind heart.The Black Opal
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