outer.
Outside; external.
Meaning & usage
Outside; external.
Farther from the centre of the inside.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English outre, outer, outter, uttre, from Old English ūtre, ūtera, ūterra (“outer”), equivalent to out + -er. Compare German äußere (“outer”), Danish ydre (“outer”), Swedish yttre (“outer”), Icelandic ytri (“outer”). Piecewise doublet of utter.
An outer part.
An uncovered section of the seating at a stadium or sportsground.
The fourth circle on a target, outside the inner and magpie.
A shot which strikes the outer of a target.
The smallest single unit sold by wholesalers to retailers, usually one retail display box.
We ordered two cartons with twelve outers in each.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English outre, outer, outter, uttre, from Old English ūtre, ūtera, ūterra (“outer”), equivalent to out + -er. Compare German äußere (“outer”), Danish ydre (“outer”), Swedish yttre (“outer”), Icelandic ytri (“outer”). Piecewise doublet of utter.
Someone who admits to something publicly.
Someone who outs another.
One who puts out, ousts, or expels.
An ouster; dispossession.
One who supports leaving the European Union.
Where this word comes from
out (verb) + -er (“agent suffix”)
comparative form of out (“(more) open about one's sexuality, etc”): more out
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-West Germanic *ūt Old English ūt ▲ Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *-ai Proto-Germanic *ūtai Proto-West Germanic *ūtē Old English ūte Middle English oute English out (adjective) English -er English outer From out (adjective) + -er (“comparative suffix”).
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