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Definition of outsider noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

outsider

noun
 
 
/ˌaʊtˈsaɪdə(r)/
 
/ˌaʊtˈsaɪdər/
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  1.  
    a person who is not accepted as a member of a society, group, etc.
    • Here she felt she would always be an outsider.
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    • I started to feel like a complete outsider.
    • an outsider to the group
    Topics Social issuesc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • complete
    • political
    • social
    • …
    verb + outsider
    • feel
    • feel like
    preposition
    • outsider to
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  2.  
    a person who is not part of a particular organization or profession
    • They have decided to hire outsiders for some of the key positions.
    • To an outsider it may appear to be a glamorous job.
  3. a person or an animal taking part in a race or competition that is not expected to win
    • The race was won by a rank outsider (= a complete outsider).
    Topics Sports: other sportsc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • complete
    • rank
    preposition
    • outsider in
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