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outsider

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noun/ˌaʊtˈsaɪdəɹ/
  1. 1

    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.
  2. 2

    Someone who does not fit into conventional society; a misfit; an iconoclast.

  3. 3

    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.
  4. 4

    A type of jaunting car with the passenger seats facing outwards.obsoleterare

    • Mr Bloom gazed across the road at the outsider drawn up before the door of the Grosvenor.
  5. 5

    The heel or end piece of a loaf of bread.rare

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