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outsiders

outsiders is the plural of outsider.

Meaning of outsider

Noun

outsider (plural outsiders)

  1. 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.
  2. Someone who does not fit into conventional society; a misfit; an iconoclast.
  3. 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.
  4. (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
  5. (rare) The heel or end piece of a loaf of bread.

Noun

outsiders pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) A pair of nippers for turning a key in a keyhole from the outside.
    • In the wagon, were found, under the seat, a pistol, a billy, and a pair of outsiders.1885, Cases Determined by the St. Louis, Kansas City and Springfield Courts of Appeals of the State of Missouri, volume 14

Phrases with outsiders

Questions about outsiders

What does outsiders mean?
Outsiders means a pair of nippers for turning a key in a keyhole from the outside.
What is outsiders the plural of?
Outsiders is the plural of outsider.
What part of speech is outsiders?
Outsiders is a noun.

Words near outsiders in the dictionary

  1. outsiderishness
  2. outsiderism
  3. outsiderliness
  4. outsiderly
  5. outsiderness
  6. outsiders
  7. outsides
  8. outsiding
  9. outsift
  10. outsifted
  11. outsifting

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