Außenseiter
German edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Außenseite + -er
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Außenseiter m (strong, genitive Außenseiters, plural Außenseiter, feminine Außenseiterin)
- outsider (who is not part of a particular group)
- loner, outsider (who is socially awkward)
- outcast, leper, castaway, pariah (one that has been excluded from a society or system, a pariah)
- Synonyms: Ausgestoßener, Geächteter, Aussätziger, Outcast, Paria
- (sports) outsider, underdog, contender (who has little chance of winning)
Usage notes edit
- In sports contexts, English “outsider” is sometimes used to mean a contestant who is not among the general favourites but is given a good chance of winning by some of the experts. German Außenseiter is not used in this sense; the correct word would be Geheimfavorit.
Declension edit
Declension of Außenseiter [masculine, strong]
Further reading edit
- “Außenseiter” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Außenseiter” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Außenseiter” in Duden online