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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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Noun[edit]
outsider (plural outsiders)
- One who is not part of a community or organization.
- While the initiated easily understand the symbols, they are wholly inaccessible to outsiders.
- 2004, Carlin, George, “Preface”, in When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops?[1], New York: Hyperion Books, →ISBN, OCLC 757869006, OL 24604921M, page [2]:
- I'm an outsider by choice, but not truly. It's the unpleasantness of the system that keeps me out. I'd rather be in, in a good system. That's where my discontent comes from: being forced to choose to stay outside.
- A newcomer with little or no experience in an organization or community.
- Seeing the mess professional politicians have made of things is it any wonder the electorate is beginning to prefer outsiders.
- A competitor or contestant who has little chance of winning; a long shot
- Johnny was an outsider at this years karate tournament, but he still managed to win second place out of sheer determination.
Synonyms[edit]
- (someone excluded): stranger; see also Thesaurus:outcast or Thesaurus:foreigner
- (a newcomer): newling; see also Thesaurus:newcomer
- (a long shot): dark horse, little guy, underdog
Descendants[edit]
Translations[edit]
someone excluded
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a newcomer
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a long shot
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See also[edit]
Anagrams[edit]
- Rideouts, Tudorise, dries out, editours, iodurets, outrides, rideouts, rutoside, suitored, tudorise, turoside
Czech[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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outsider m anim
- Outsider, one who is not part of a community or organization. [since 20th c.]
- 2017, Hanuš Karlach, Bojovník ve Vatikánu: Papež František a jeho odvážná cesta[3], Praha: Grada Publishing, translation of Der Kämpfer im Vatikan. Papst Franziskus und sein mutiger Weg by Andreas Englisch, →ISBN, page 8:
- Neměl nejmenší vyhlídku na úřad papeže – a právě to si jeho stoupenci tak považovali. Chtěli nějakého outsidera, absolutního outsidera, […]
- He had not the slightest chance to hold the papal office – and that was the fact that his supporters valued so much. They wanted an outsider, absolute outsider, […]
- Outsider, a competitor or contestant who has little chance of winning
Declension[edit]
Declension
singular | plural | |
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nominative | outsider | outsideři, outsidři, outsiderové |
genitive | outsidera, outsidra | outsiderů, outsidrů |
dative | outsiderovi, outsideru, outsidrovi, outsidru | outsiderům, outsidrům |
accusative | outsidera, outsidra | outsidery, outsidry |
vocative | outsidere, outsidře | outsideři, outsidři, outsidrové |
locative | outsiderovi, outsidrovi, outsideru, outsidru | outsiderech, outsidrech |
instrumental | outsiderem, outsidrem | outsidery, outsidry |
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- outsider in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- outsider in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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outsider m (plural outsiders)
- long shot, dark horse, outsider
Further reading[edit]
- “outsider”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams[edit]
Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from English outsider.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
outsider m or f (plural outsiders)
References[edit]
- ^ outsider in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
- ^ outsider in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
Anagrams[edit]
Polish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from English outsider.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
outsider m pers (feminine outsiderka)
- outsider (someone excluded)
- (sports)outsider (competitor or contestant who has little chance of winning; long shot)
- (economics) A company refusing to join a monopoly consisting of the majority of enterprises in a given industry.
Declension[edit]
Declension of outsider
singular | plural | |
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nominative | outsider | outsiderzy |
genitive | outsidera | outsiderów |
dative | outsiderowi | outsiderom |
accusative | outsidera | outsiderów |
instrumental | outsiderem | outsiderami |
locative | outsiderze | outsiderach |
vocative | outsiderze | outsiderzy |
Derived terms[edit]
adjective
Further reading[edit]
- outsider in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- outsider in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
outsider m (plural outsideri)
Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Unadapted borrowing from English outsider.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
outsider m or f (plural outsideres)
Usage notes[edit]
According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.
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