OUTSIDER


Meaning of OUTSIDER in English

out ‧ sid ‧ er /aʊtˈsaɪdə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [countable]

1 . someone who is not accepted as a member of a particular social group ⇨ insider :

I’m an outsider, the only foreign woman in the group.

to an outsider

To an outsider, the system seems complex and confusing.

2 . someone who does not belong to a particular company or organization or who is not involved in a particular activity ⇨ insider :

a political outsider who is running for governor

3 . someone who does not seem to have much chance of winning a race or competition

rank outsider British English :

Last year he was a rank outsider for the title.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.