outsider.
Someone who is not part of a particular community, profession, organization etc.; a person coming from elsewhere, having no special knowledge.
Meaning & usage
Someone who is not part of a particular community, profession, organization etc.; a person coming from elsewhere, having no special knowledge.
While the initiated easily understand the symbols, they are wholly inaccessible to outsiders.
Someone who does not fit into conventional society; a misfit; an iconoclast.
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.
A type of jaunting car with the passenger seats facing outwards.
The heel or end piece of a loaf of bread.
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 Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-der. Proto-Germanic *sīdaz Proto-Germanic *sīdǭ Old English sīde Middle English side English side English outside Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English outsider From outside + -er.
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