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outsider
[ out-sahy-der ]
noun
- a person not belonging to a particular group, set, party, etc.:
Society often regards the artist as an outsider.
- a person unconnected or unacquainted with the matter in question:
Not being a parent, I was regarded as an outsider.
- a racehorse, sports team, or other competitor not considered likely to win or succeed.
- a person or thing not within an enclosure, boundary, etc.
outsider
/ ˌʊˈɪə /
noun
- a person or thing excluded from or not a member of a set, group, etc
- a contestant, esp a horse, thought unlikely to win in a race
- (in the north) a person who does not live in the Arctic regions
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Example Sentences
This Canadian general election broke that trend, as the Liberals forced Trudeau to resign and picked a political outsider, former Bank of England chief Carney, as their leader.
His critique wasn’t just culinary, but cultural, an outsider’s scorn for a practice that seemed — well.
Supporters argued that the body's outsider status - and somewhat vague mandate - would increase its effectiveness.
Pope Francis, whose warm, humble, no-nonsense manner galvanized the Roman Catholic Church and drew widespread admiration from outsiders, has died.
As a self-styled political outsider born-and-bred in Hull, Campbell says he can "bridge the gap" between government and an area that's "being ignored".
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