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outsider en · NOUN

Pronunciation

/ˌaʊtˈsaɪdəɹ/
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Etymology

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.

Meanings

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.
- I got to open up and feel safe and able to touch and hold and be able to be with another human being, which was really a big relief, a very positive part of my understanding of myself that I wasn't just this outcast evil outsider of everything. 2019, Victor C. de Munck, Romantic Love in America, page 152:
- We are the only outsiders here, granted exclusive access and a private tour as the first major US news organization allowed inside Cecot late last month. 2024 November 6, David Culver, Abel Alvarado, Evelio Contreras and Rachel Clarke, “Exclusive: Locking eyes with mass murderers in El Salvador”, in CNN:
- Outsiders have no right to these treasures, and true angara must stand ready to defend our birthright. 2017, BioWare, Mass Effect: Andromeda (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Legacy:
- I'm an outsider by choice, but not truly. It's the unpleasantness of the system that keeps me out. 2004, George Carlin, “Preface”, in When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops?, New York: Hyperion Books, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page https://archive.org/details/whenwilljesusbri00hype/page/n14/:
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.
(obsolete, rare) A type of jaunting car with the passenger seats facing outwards.
- Mr Bloom gazed across the road at the outsider drawn up before the door of the Grosvenor. 1922 February 2, James Joyce, “[Episode 5: Lotus Eaters]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC, part II [Odyssey], page 70:
(rare) The heel or end piece of a loaf of bread.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
outsiders	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Translations (85)

uk сторо́нній (one who is not part of a community or organization) · ru чужа́к (one who is not part of a community or organization) · eu arrotz (one who is not part of a community or organization) · nv déʼéyóní (one who is not part of a community or organization) · fi muukalainen (one who is not part of a community or organization) · fr exclu (one who is not part of a community or organization) · es outsider (one who is not part of a community or organization) · ka აუტსაიდერი (one who is not part of a community or organization) · ru аутса́йдер (one who is not part of a community or organization) · cs outsider (a long shot) · fi musta hevonen (a long shot) · la externus (one who is not part of a community or organization) · hi ग़ैर (one who is not part of a community or organization) · ja 部外者 (one who is not part of a community or organization) · sh аутса̀јдер (one who is not part of a community or organization) · de Außenseiterin (one who is not part of a community or organization) · eu kanpotar (one who is not part of a community or organization) · ka გარეშე (one who is not part of a community or organization) · es persona de fuera (one who is not part of a community or organization) · cs outsiderka (one who is not part of a community or organization) · sk outsiderka (one who is not part of a community or organization) · pt marginal (one who is not part of a community or organization) · uk аутса́йдер (one who is not part of a community or organization) · fr tiers (one who is not part of a community or organization) · pt forasteiro (one who is not part of a community or organization) · ka გარეშე პირი (one who is not part of a community or organization) · nl buitenstaander (one who is not part of a community or organization) · pl outsiderka (one who is not part of a community or organization) · fi vieras (one who is not part of a community or organization) · cs outsider (one who is not part of a community or organization) · bg аутсайдер (a long shot) · ga coimhthíoch (one who is not part of a community or organization) · mi tauiwi (one who is not part of a community or organization) · ko 아웃사이더 (one who is not part of a community or organization) · fr outsider (a long shot) · uk чужа́к (one who is not part of a community or organization) · de Außenseiter (one who is not part of a community or organization) · mk ту́ѓинец (one who is not part of a community or organization) · vi người ngoài (one who is not part of a community or organization) · sh autsàjder (one who is not part of a community or organization) · es marginado (one who is not part of a community or organization) · kk аутсайдер (one who is not part of a community or organization) · be чужа́к (one who is not part of a community or organization) · ja 局外者 (one who is not part of a community or organization) · hi पराया (one who is not part of a community or organization) · be старо́нні (one who is not part of a community or organization) · la extraneus (one who is not part of a community or organization) · uk чужи́й (one who is not part of a community or organization) · ru чужо́й (one who is not part of a community or organization) · el αουτσάιντερ (a long shot) · it estraneo (one who is not part of a community or organization) · de Außenseiter (a long shot) · es fuereño (one who is not part of a community or organization) · ja アウトサイダー (one who is not part of a community or organization) · be чужы́ (one who is not part of a community or organization) · es outsider (a long shot) · nl outsider (one who is not part of a community or organization) · izh vellain (one who is not part of a community or organization) · be чужы́нец (one who is not part of a community or organization) · de Außenseiterin (a long shot) · tr hariç tutulan (one who is not part of a community or organization) · mk аутса́јдер (a long shot) · uk чужи́нець (one who is not part of a community or organization) · fi ulkopuolinen (one who is not part of a community or organization) · sv särling (one who is not part of a community or organization) · hi बाहरी (one who is not part of a community or organization) · ko 외부인 (one who is not part of a community or organization) · be чужані́ца (one who is not part of a community or organization) · cmn 局外人 (one who is not part of a community or organization) · sv utomstående (one who is not part of a community or organization) · es afuerino (one who is not part of a community or organization) · ru посторо́нний (one who is not part of a community or organization) · hi बेगाना (one who is not part of a community or organization) · tr dışlanan (one who is not part of a community or organization) · be аўтса́йдэр (one who is not part of a community or organization) · cmn 外人 (one who is not part of a community or organization) · pl outsider (a long shot) · pl outsider (one who is not part of a community or organization) · mi rāwaho (one who is not part of a community or organization) · id orang luar (one who is not part of a community or organization) · ro outsider (one who is not part of a community or organization) · sk outsider (one who is not part of a community or organization) · eo eksterulo (one who is not part of a community or organization) · es afuereño (one who is not part of a community or organization) · hu kívülálló (one who is not part of a community or organization)

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