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outsider

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out·sid·er  (out-sdr)
n.
1.
a. One who is excluded from a party, association, or set.
b. One who is isolated or detached from the activities or concerns of his or her own community.
2. A contestant given little chance of winning; a long shot.

out·sider·ness n.

outsider
Noun
1. a person excluded from a group
2. a contestant thought unlikely to win
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.outsider - someone who is excluded from or is not a member of a group
stranger, unknown, alien - anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
transalpine - one living on or coming from the other side of the Alps from Italy
2.outsider - a contestant (human or animal) not considered to have a good chance to win
contestant - a person who participates in competitions

outsider
noun stranger, incomer, visitor, foreigner, alien, newcomer, intruder, new arrival, unknown, interloper, odd one out, nonmember, outlander
Translations
Spanish outsider [autˈsaɪdəʳ] n (= stranger) → forastero/a
French outsider [autˈsaɪdəʳ] outside n (in race etc) → outsider m (= stranger); étranger/ère
German outsider [autˈsaɪdəʳ] outside n (= stranger) → Außenstehende(r) f(m) (= odd one out, in race etc); Außenseiter(in) m(f)
Italian outsider [autˈsaɪdəʳ] n (in race etc) → outsider m inv (= stranger); straniero/a

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They had little private jokes of their own which, unintelligible to the outsider, amused them enormously.
One doesn't COMPETE with a rank outsider like that.
They then play up to the idea by leaving this bicycle in the park as proof of the existence of some outsider.
 
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