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outer (comparative outermore, superlative outermost)

  1. Outside; external.
  2. Farther from the centre of the inside.
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[edit] Noun

Singular
outer

Plural
outers

outer (plural outers)

  1. An outer part.
  2. (wholesale trade) the smallest single unit normally sold to retailers, usually equal to one retail display box.
    We ordered two cartons with twelve outers in each.
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[edit] Etymology 2

out (verb) + -er (agent suffix)

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Singular
outer

Plural
outers

outer (plural outers)

  1. Someone who admits to something publicly.
  2. Someone who outs another.

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