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... alienforeignerstranger 2 noun · a competitor or contestant... dark horselong shotunderdog Word family Forms outsiders Derived forms outsiderdomoutsiderhoodoutsiderishoutsiderismoutsiderlyoutsiderness Related forms outsiders Common collocations outsider art Noun + noun Etymology AI details From outside + -er. Topics People & Society External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # outsider **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˌaʊtˈsaɪdəɹ/ **Frequency rank:** 9931 ## Meanings 1. Someone who does not belong to a particular group, community, or organization. 2. A competitor or contestant who is not expected to win. ## Examples - As a new employee, she still felt like an outsider at the company. - He was a complete outsider, but he won the race anyway. ## Derived Forms - outsiderdom - outsiderhood - outsiderish - outsiderism - outsiderly - outsiderness ## Related Forms - outsiders ## Etymology From outside + -er. ## AI Etymology Outsider comes from outside + -er. Modern senses include someone who does not belong to a particular group, community, or organization and a competitor or contestant who is not expected to win. The wider word family includes derivatives such as outsiderdom, outsiderhood, outsiderish, outsiderism, outsiderly, and outsiderness and related forms such as outsiders. ## Topics - People & Society markdown