outsider
English edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
outsider (plural outsiders)
- One who is not part of a community or organization.
- Synonyms: stranger; see also Thesaurus:foreigner, Thesaurus:outcast
- While the initiated easily understand the symbols, they are wholly inaccessible to outsiders.
- 2004, George Carlin, “Preface”, in When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops?[1], New York: Hyperion Books, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, 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.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:newcomer
- Seeing the mess professional politicians have made of things is it any wonder the electorate is beginning to prefer outsiders?
- 2017, BioWare, Mass Effect: Andromeda (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Legacy:
- These worlds have always belonged to us, from the moment our ancestors saw them through ancient telescopes. We claimed them when our first explorers reached the stars, and they remained our worlds even after the Scourge divided us in darkness. Outsiders have no right to these treasures, and true angara must stand ready to defend our birthright.
- A competitor or contestant who has little chance of winning; a long shot.
- Synonyms: dark horse, little guy, long shot, underdog
- Johnny was an outsider at this year's karate tournament, but he still managed to win second place out of sheer determination.
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- → Czech: outsider
- → French: outsider
- → Greek: αουτσάιντερ (aoutsáinter)
- → Italian: outsider
- → Japanese: アウトサイダー (autosaidā)
- → Korean: 아웃사이더 (autsaideo)
- → Polish: outsider
- → Russian: аутса́йдер (autsájdɛr)
- → Kazakh: аутсайдер (autsaider)
- → Serbo-Croatian:
- Cyrillic script: аутса̀јдер
- Latin script: autsàjder
- → Spanish: outsider
Translations edit
one who is not part of a community or organization
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a newcomer
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a long shot
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See also edit
Anagrams edit
Czech edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English outsider.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
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 of outsider (hard masculine animate mixed-reducible)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | outsider | outsideři, outsidři |
| genitive | outsidera, outsidra | outsiderů, outsidrů |
| dative | outsiderovi, outsideru, outsidrovi, outsidru | outsiderům, outsidrům |
| accusative | outsidera, outsidra | outsidery, outsidry |
| vocative | outsidere, outsidře | outsideři, outsidři |
| locative | outsiderovi, outsideru, outsidrovi, outsidru | outsiderech, outsidrech |
| instrumental | outsiderem, outsidrem | outsidery, outsidry |
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
French edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English outsider.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
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 by sense (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
Unadapted borrowing from English outsider.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
outsider m pers (female equivalent outsiderka)
- outsider (someone excluded)
- (sports) outsider (competitor or contestant who has little chance of winning; long shot)
- (economics) company refusing to join a monopoly consisting of the majority of enterprises in a given industry
Declension edit
Declension of outsider
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | outsider | outsiderzy/outsidery (deprecative) |
| 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
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English outsider.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
outsider m (plural outsideri)
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Unadapted borrowing from English outsider.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
outsider m or f by sense (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.