outsider

B2 Topic:People & Society

US /ˌaʊtˈsaɪdəɹ/ See IPA manual

Freq #9931

Meanings

1

noun
Someone who does not belong to a particular group, community, or organization.

As a new employee, she still felt like an outsider at the company.
2

noun
A competitor or contestant who is not expected to win.

He was a complete outsider, but he won the race anyway.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · someone who does not belong... alien foreigner stranger

2 noun · a competitor or contestant... dark horselong shotunderdog

Word family

Forms outsiders

Derived forms outsiderdomoutsiderhoodoutsiderishoutsiderismoutsiderlyoutsiderness

Related forms outsiders

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Phrases (1)

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outsider art
art made outside established artistic institutions, often by self-taught creators

Noun + noun

Etymology

From outside + -er.

Topics

People & Society

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