- 1a person who is not accepted as a member of a society, group, etc. Here she felt she would always be an outsider. Wordfindersocietycivil rights, class, conform, convention, culture, custom, elite, equality, outsider, society Oxford Collocations Dictionary adjectivecomplete, political, social, … verb + outsiderfeel, feel like prepositionoutsider to See full entry See related entries: Immigration
- 2a 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.
- 3a person or an animal taking part in a race or competition that is not expected to win The race was won by a 20–1 outsider. To everyone's surprise, the post went to a rank outsider (= a complete outsider). Oxford Collocations Dictionary adjectivecomplete, rank prepositionoutsider in See full entry See related entries: Athletics Extra examples I started to feel like a complete outsider. The company has gone from being an outsider in the market to being a market leader. an outsider to the group
outsider
nounBrE BrE//ˌaʊtˈsaɪdə(r)//; NAmE NAmE//ˌaʊtˈsaɪdər//
Athletics, ImmigrationCheck pronunciation: outsider
