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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 [ˌaʊtˈsaɪdə]
n
1. a person or thing excluded from or not a member of a set, group, etc.
2. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Horse Racing) a contestant, esp a horse, thought unlikely to win in a race
3. Canadian (in the north) a person who does not live in the Arctic regions
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, newbie (slang), outlander We were made to feel like outsiders.
Translations
outsider [ˈaʊtˈsaɪdəʳ] N
1. (= stranger) → forastero/a m/f, desconocido/a m/f (pej) → intruso/a m/f
2. (= independent) → persona f independiente, persona f ajena al asunto
I'm an outsider in these matterssoy un profano en estos asuntos
3. (in horse race) → caballo m que no figura entre los favoritos; (in election) → candidato m poco conocido (pej) → segundón m
outsider [ˌaʊtˈsaɪdər] n
(in village, community)étranger/ère m/f
(without links to company)personne f recrutée à l'extérieur
Fiorina is the first true outsider to run the company → Fiorina est la première PDG de la société recrutée à l'extérieur.
(not involved in situation)tiers m
He looks at the system as an outsider → Il considère le système d'un point de vue extérieur.
(in race, competition)outsider m/f
outside right nailier m
outside toilet nWC m extérieur
outsider
nAußenseiter(in) m(f), → Outsider m
outsider [ˌaʊtˈsaɪdəʳ] n (stranger) → estraneo/a; (in racing, contest) → outsider m/f inv


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