outsiders
outsiders is the plural of outsider.
Meaning of outsider
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.
- 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.
Noun
outsiders pl (plural only)
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
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