outsider
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌaʊtˈsaɪdəɹ/
Noun
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.
- 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
- See also Thesaurus:outcast
Translations
someone excluded
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a newcomer
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a long shot
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See also
- Appendix:Words for outsiders
- outsiders
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈau̯tsajdr̩]
- Hyphenation: out‧si‧der
Noun
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, 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, […]
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- Outsider, a competitor or contestant who has little chance of winning
Declension
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
- outsiderka
- outsiderský
- outsiderství
French
Further reading
- “outsider” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /awtˈsajder/
Spanish
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