Outsider

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This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. One who is excluded from a party, association, or set.
  • n. One who is isolated or detached from the activities or concerns of his or her own community.
  • n. A contestant given little chance of winning; a long shot.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. One who is not part of a community or organization.
  • n. A newcomer with little or no experience in an organization or community.
  • n. A competitor or contestant who has little chance of winning; a long shot; a dark horse
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. One not belonging to the concern, institution, party, etc., spoken of; one disconnected in interest or feeling.
  • n. A locksmith's pinchers for grasping the point of a key in the keyhole, to open a door from the outside when the key is inside.
  • n. A horse which is not a favorite in the betting.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. One who is on the outside of an inclosure, barrier, boundary, etc., literally or figuratively; one who is without.
  • n. One who is unconnected or unacquainted with the matter in question.
  • n. In horse racing, a horse not included among the favorites, or not a favorite in the betting.
  • n. plural A pair of nippers with semi-tubular jaws which can be inserted in a keyhole from the outside to turn the key.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a contestant (human or animal) not considered to have a good chance to win
  • n. someone who is excluded from or is not a member of a group
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    contestant   
    Cross Reference
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    outlier    nonmember    extern    exoteric    outcast   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Rider    Ryder    Schneider    cider    collider    decider    divider    glider    guider    hider   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    stranger    foreigner    on-looker    bystander    observer    intruder    outcast    listener    interloper    visitor