outsider
noun
out·sid·er
ˌau̇t-ˈsī-dər 
ˈau̇t-ˌsī-
1
: a person who does not belong to a particular group
2
chiefly British
: a contender not expected to win
outsiderness
noun
Examples of outsider in a Sentence
To outsiders, the ritual may seem strange.
She felt like an outsider in her new school.
An outsider defeated the champion!
She was a rank outsider who managed to win.
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One of the world’s most dynamic and wealthy countries is about to open its real estate market to outsiders – for the first time.
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Clem Chambers, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
But the explosion of interest in the experiences business is not without substantial risk, not necessarily from outsiders entering the space (the barrier for entry remains stubbornly high), but from financial and external factors.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 23 July 2025
For all the novel’s antic vignettes about magic flutes and egg children and dragon soup, there’s something deeply private about The Stone Door, an insistence that no reader, no outsider, be fully allowed to understand its plot.
—Celia Bell
july 22, Literary Hub, 22 July 2025
Smith adds that parts of Central Appalachia are more diverse than some outsiders realize and that many here like NPR.
—Frank Langfitt, NPR, 20 July 2025
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Clem Chambers, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
But the explosion of interest in the experiences business is not without substantial risk, not necessarily from outsiders entering the space (the barrier for entry remains stubbornly high), but from financial and external factors.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 23 July 2025
For all the novel’s antic vignettes about magic flutes and egg children and dragon soup, there’s something deeply private about The Stone Door, an insistence that no reader, no outsider, be fully allowed to understand its plot.
—Celia Bell
july 22, Literary Hub, 22 July 2025
Smith adds that parts of Central Appalachia are more diverse than some outsiders realize and that many here like NPR.
—Frank Langfitt, NPR, 20 July 2025
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“Outsider.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outsider. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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outsider
noun
out·sid·er
(ˈ)au̇t-ˈsīd-ər
: a person who does not belong to a particular group
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