German edit

Etymology edit

Unadapted borrowing from English insider.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈɪnˌsaɪ̯dɐ/
  • (file)

Noun edit

Insider m (strong, genitive Insiders, plural Insider)

  1. insider (person with special knowledge)
    Synonym: Eingeweihter
  2. (informal) in-joke; inside joke
    Synonyms: Insiderwitz, interner Witz, Privatwitz
    Das verstehst du nicht. Ist ein Insider bei uns.
    You won’t understand this. It’s an in-joke among us.

Declension edit

Further reading edit

  • Insider” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Insider” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon