Outsider Definition

out-sīdər
outsiders
noun
outsiders
One who is excluded from or does not belong to a group, association, or set.
American Heritage
One who is outside or not included.
Webster's New World
One who is isolated or detached from the activities or concerns of his or her own community.
American Heritage
A contender given little chance of winning.
Webster's New World

A newcomer with little or no experience in an organization or community.

Seeing the mess professional politicians have made of things is it any wonder the electorate is beginning to prefer outsiders.
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Noun

Singular:
outsider
Plural:
outsiders

Origin of Outsider

Outsider Sentence Examples

  • I was the outsider he was talking about.

  • The late Henri de Tourville, in his Histoire de la formation particulariste, maintained that vassal is derived from the German Gast, a guest, meaning an outsider to whom a portion of a free domain was assigned in return for rent and certain fixed services.

  • Issue 34 includes features on Jim Moray English folk music's wonderkid on why he's happy to remain an outsider.

  • Despite being a rank outsider, he was swept into office.

  • The implication has been that Bis has benefitted from being a cultural outsider, sitting on the sidelines lapping everything up.

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