(~s)
1.
An ~ is someone who does not belong to a particular group or organization.
The most likely outcome may be to subcontract much of the work to an ~.
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2.
An ~ is someone who is not accepted by a particular group, or who feels that they do not belong in it.
Malone, a cop, felt as much an ~ as any of them.
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3.
In a competition, an ~ is a competitor who is unlikely to win.
He was an ~ in the race to be the new UN Secretary-General.
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