outsider
/ˌaʊtˈsaɪdəɹ/
outsider noun: someone who is not part of a particular community, profession, organization etc.; a person coming from elsewhere, having no special knowledge.
Noun
outsider (plural outsiders)
- 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'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.
- Synonyms:
- dark horse, little guy, long shot, underdog
- 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
- The heel or end piece of a loaf of bread.
outsider meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
outsider in Hindi
- one who is not part of a community or organization
- बाहरी bāhrī, ग़ैर ġair, पराया parāyā, बेगाना begānā
outsider in Tamil
- அந்நியன், வெளிநபர்
outsider in Marathi
- बाहेरील व्यक्ती
outsider in Urdu
- outsider, foreigner
- غیر ġair
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- outsider in Bengali
- বেগানা begana
- outsider in Telugu
- బయటి వ్యక్తి
- outsider in Malayalam
- അന്യൻ, വേറ്റവൻ, പുറമേയുള്ളവൻ, പുറത്തുള്ളയാൾ
- outsider in Kannada
- ಹೊರಬಿಗ, ಹೊರಗಿನವನು, ಅನ್ನಿಗ
- outsider in Punjabi
- ਬਾਹਰਲੇ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ
- outsider in Nepali
- बाहिरको
- outsider in Indonesian
- orang luar
- outsider in Vietnamese
- người ngoài
Examples of outsider in a sentence
- 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:
- 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...
Synonyms of outsider
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Forms of outsider
| plural | outsiders |
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Origin of outsider
From outside + -er.
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Questions about outsider
- What does outsider mean?
- Outsider means someone who is not part of a particular community, profession, organization etc.; a person coming from elsewhere, having no special knowledge.
- What is outsider in Hindi?
- Outsider in Hindi is बाहरी (bāhrī), ग़ैर (ġair), पराया (parāyā). See Outsider meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use outsider in a sentence?
- Outsiders have no right to these treasures, and true angara must stand ready to defend our birthright.
- What part of speech is outsider?
- Outsider is a noun.
- How do you pronounce outsider?
- Outsider is pronounced /ˌaʊtˈsaɪdəɹ/.
- What is the plural of outsider?
- The plural of outsider is outsiders.
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Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: outsider (page history and authors); outsider (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); outsider (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); غیر (Urdu) (page history and authors); বেগানা (Bengali) (page history and authors); outsider (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); outsider (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); outsider (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); outsider (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); outsider (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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