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 last outsider the city hired to run the department was Jeff Bowman, who was the top fire official in Anaheim before San Diego hired him away in 2002.
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David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2024
By mid-January, according to my sources, the board had decisively switched to favoring an outsider featuring strong experience in making the most challenging in technologically complex products, including in aerospace.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 29 May 2024
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David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2024
By mid-January, according to my sources, the board had decisively switched to favoring an outsider featuring strong experience in making the most challenging in technologically complex products, including in aerospace.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 29 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for outsider
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“Outsider.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outsider. Accessed 2 Jun. 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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