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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The strike is an early test for Ortberg, a Boeing outsider who became CEO in August.
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David Koenig and Manuel Valdes, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024
Fears about purportedly dangerous immigrant behavior and the way that outsiders would undermine the Anglo-Saxon family drove the successful push to ban alcohol, which aimed to impose a particular Christian vision of morality and family on America.
—Elizabeth Marshall / Made By History, TIME, 23 Oct. 2024
The intrigue: Former Dallas mayors Mike Rawlings, Ron Kirk, Tom Leppert and Laura Miller are among a large group of former and current city leaders who oppose the propositions, saying the effort is funded by wealthy outsiders.
—Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 23 Oct. 2024
At prestige outlets—many of which do don the armor of impartiality—the imbalance skews a lot further to the left than what many outsiders might imagine.
—Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2024
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David Koenig and Manuel Valdes, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024
Fears about purportedly dangerous immigrant behavior and the way that outsiders would undermine the Anglo-Saxon family drove the successful push to ban alcohol, which aimed to impose a particular Christian vision of morality and family on America.
—Elizabeth Marshall / Made By History, TIME, 23 Oct. 2024
The intrigue: Former Dallas mayors Mike Rawlings, Ron Kirk, Tom Leppert and Laura Miller are among a large group of former and current city leaders who oppose the propositions, saying the effort is funded by wealthy outsiders.
—Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 23 Oct. 2024
At prestige outlets—many of which do don the armor of impartiality—the imbalance skews a lot further to the left than what many outsiders might imagine.
—Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2024
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“Outsider.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outsider. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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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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