as in stranger
a person who is not native to or known to a community
she seems to enjoy the odd distinction of being the only outsider in such a small community
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Recent Examples of outsider
However, according to People, Grace accused them of controlling her and forbidding her from contacting outsiders.
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David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
Seattle’s beer scene is well-established and will continue to prosper without an outsider’s commentary.
—Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
The entire episode was simply bizarre to outsiders to whom South Korea embodies democratic values and technological prowess—not to mention zeitgeist-defining cultural exports from K-pop to Squid Game—when compared to the Stalinist North.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 4 Apr. 2025
What the Blue Jackets have been through during the past few months is something that can’t truly be understood by anyone who is an outsider.
—Josh Yohe, The Athletic, 22 Mar. 2025
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David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
Seattle’s beer scene is well-established and will continue to prosper without an outsider’s commentary.
—Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
The entire episode was simply bizarre to outsiders to whom South Korea embodies democratic values and technological prowess—not to mention zeitgeist-defining cultural exports from K-pop to Squid Game—when compared to the Stalinist North.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 4 Apr. 2025
What the Blue Jackets have been through during the past few months is something that can’t truly be understood by anyone who is an outsider.
—Josh Yohe, The Athletic, 22 Mar. 2025
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“Outsider.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outsider. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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