Outsider
noun
A person who does not belong to a particular group.
As a newcomer to the town, she felt like an outsider.
Often appears as...
- feel like an outsider
- be treated as an outsider
noun
A person who is not included in a system or organization or who does not share their values.
He's always been seen as something of an outsider by the other team members.
Often appears as...
- be seen as an outsider
- consider someone an outsider
noun
In sports betting, an animal or a person that is considered to have little chance of winning a contest.
She was a 20-1 outsider, but she won the race.
Often appears as...
- be an outsider
- bet on an outsider
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Sporting
noun
A person who does not belong to a particular group.
As a newcomer to the town, she felt like an outsider.
Often appears as...
- feel like an outsider
- be treated as an outsider
noun
A person who is not included in a system or organization or who does not share their values.
He's always been seen as something of an outsider by the other team members.
Often appears as...
- be seen as an outsider
- consider someone an outsider
noun
In sports betting, an animal or a person that is considered to have little chance of winning a contest.
She was a 20-1 outsider, but she won the race.
Often appears as...
- be an outsider
- bet on an outsider
Usage tips
Sporting
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Social Exclusion
Use when expressing someone's lack of connection with a social group.
Even at the party, Jane remained an outsider.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Impact
Can express feelings of loneliness or isolation.
Not knowing their language, I felt like an outsider.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Necessarily Negative
Sometimes being an outsider gives a fresh perspective or independence.
As an outsider, Mark offered unique solutions.
Pro Tip 1/3Social Exclusion
Use when expressing someone's lack of connection with a social group.
Even at the party, Jane remained an outsider.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Impact
Can express feelings of loneliness or isolation.
Not knowing their language, I felt like an outsider.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Necessarily Negative
Sometimes being an outsider gives a fresh perspective or independence.
As an outsider, Mark offered unique solutions.
Pro Tip 1/3Social Exclusion
Use when expressing someone's lack of connection with a social group.
Even at the party, Jane remained an outsider.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Impact
Can express feelings of loneliness or isolation.
Not knowing their language, I felt like an outsider.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Necessarily Negative
Sometimes being an outsider gives a fresh perspective or independence.
As an outsider, Mark offered unique solutions.
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The history of tattoos -...
added decoration to their penal tattoos, with designs borrowed from woodblock prints, popular literature and mythical spirtual iconography. Yakuza gangs viewed their outsider tattoos as signs of lifelong loyalty and courage. After all, they lasted forever and it really hurt to get them.
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Elephants Being...
Mothers have even been found to adopt orphaned babies, letting them suckle and protecting them after their mothers have died. Some herds have adopted outsiders too, like a human family might do. Like humans, young elephants spend many years learning from their elders.
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Yuval Noah Harari...
and i don't want my spouse to be really able to see what's happening in my mind i don't want my neighbor because there is such a crazy world inside and my power over it is so limited that it will be very very dangerous to allow outsiders this kind of access
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Learn to read Chinese...
as the daughter of a calligrapher, one of my most treasured memories was my mother showing me the beauty, the shape and the form of Chinese characters. Ever since then, I was fascinated by this incredible language. But to an outsider, it seems to be
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Teeth Chiseling PIPE...
be an easier job for me as well for outsiders using crude implements for dental surgery and without anesthetic would be out of the question the procedure will also damage polanyi's teeth shortening their life the shamans aim is true although he's
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My tango double-life PIPE...
just like this one where scientists researchers musicians artists TED fans lead a tango double life now to the outsiders the tango life is quite mysterious you go to obscure dense holes in the dodgy part of town to listen to
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How I found a mythical...
What was amazing is that the locals had always known about this place, and that I was by no means the first outsider to see it. It was just part of their everyday life. They drink its water. They take in its vapor.
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How to write like the...
are traditional heroes. But their outsider status is exactly what helps them slip past security and make suspects let their guard down. As you might have guessed, Agatha won her sister’s bet.
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Rodney Mullen: Pop an...
And skaters, I think they tend to be outsiders who seek a sense of belonging, but belonging on their own terms. And real respect is given by how much we take what other guys do,
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Giant Crocodilians PIPE...
to be virtually inaccessible to outsiders even poachers rarely venture here
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The history of tattoos -...
added decoration to their penal tattoos, with designs borrowed from woodblock prints, popular literature and mythical spirtual iconography. Yakuza gangs viewed their outsider tattoos as signs of lifelong loyalty and courage. After all, they lasted forever and it really hurt to get them.
Video examples
Elephants Being...
Mothers have even been found to adopt orphaned babies, letting them suckle and protecting them after their mothers have died. Some herds have adopted outsiders too, like a human family might do. Like humans, young elephants spend many years learning from their elders.
Video examples
Yuval Noah Harari...
and i don't want my spouse to be really able to see what's happening in my mind i don't want my neighbor because there is such a crazy world inside and my power over it is so limited that it will be very very dangerous to allow outsiders this kind of access
Video examples
Learn to read Chinese...
as the daughter of a calligrapher, one of my most treasured memories was my mother showing me the beauty, the shape and the form of Chinese characters. Ever since then, I was fascinated by this incredible language. But to an outsider, it seems to be
Video examples
Teeth Chiseling PIPE...
be an easier job for me as well for outsiders using crude implements for dental surgery and without anesthetic would be out of the question the procedure will also damage polanyi's teeth shortening their life the shamans aim is true although he's
Video examples
My tango double-life PIPE...
just like this one where scientists researchers musicians artists TED fans lead a tango double life now to the outsiders the tango life is quite mysterious you go to obscure dense holes in the dodgy part of town to listen to
Video examples
How I found a mythical...
What was amazing is that the locals had always known about this place, and that I was by no means the first outsider to see it. It was just part of their everyday life. They drink its water. They take in its vapor.
Video examples
How to write like the...
are traditional heroes. But their outsider status is exactly what helps them slip past security and make suspects let their guard down. As you might have guessed, Agatha won her sister’s bet.
Video examples
Rodney Mullen: Pop an...
And skaters, I think they tend to be outsiders who seek a sense of belonging, but belonging on their own terms. And real respect is given by how much we take what other guys do,
Video examples
Giant Crocodilians PIPE...
to be virtually inaccessible to outsiders even poachers rarely venture here
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Zawe Ashton
English Actress
I always play outsiders. I think I'm carrying a lot of those characters and I wonder if I play them because those characters need an extra element of thought to bring them to life.
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Anthony Hopkins
Welsh Actor
I've felt like an outsider all my life. It comes from my mother, who always felt like an outsider in my father's family. She was a powerful woman, and she motivated my father.
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Khloe Kardashian
American Entertainer
I don't feel the pressure by outsiders. I'm not someone who's easily influenced by the public.
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Russell Peters
Canadian Comedian
I'm not a media darling. I'm forever the outsider, for whatever the reason is.
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Josh Schwartz
American Producer
I want every character be an outsider in some way.
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Chloe Sevigny
American Actress
I've been an outsider all my life - I don't care.
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Jimmy O. Yang
Chinese Actor
I guess I've lived my whole life as an outsider.
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John Oliver
British Comedian
It really helps a comedian to be an outsider.
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Thom Mayne
American Architect
I've been such an outsider my whole life.
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Alex Borstein
American Actress
Being an outsider helps breed comedy.
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Zawe Ashton
English Actress
I always play outsiders. I think I'm carrying a lot of those characters and I wonder if I play them because those characters need an extra element of thought to bring them to life.
Quote examples
Anthony Hopkins
Welsh Actor
I've felt like an outsider all my life. It comes from my mother, who always felt like an outsider in my father's family. She was a powerful woman, and she motivated my father.
Quote examples
Khloe Kardashian
American Entertainer
I don't feel the pressure by outsiders. I'm not someone who's easily influenced by the public.
Quote examples
Russell Peters
Canadian Comedian
I'm not a media darling. I'm forever the outsider, for whatever the reason is.
Quote examples
Josh Schwartz
American Producer
I want every character be an outsider in some way.
Quote examples
Chloe Sevigny
American Actress
I've been an outsider all my life - I don't care.
Quote examples
Jimmy O. Yang
Chinese Actor
I guess I've lived my whole life as an outsider.
Quote examples
John Oliver
British Comedian
It really helps a comedian to be an outsider.
Quote examples
Thom Mayne
American Architect
I've been such an outsider my whole life.
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Alex Borstein
American Actress
Being an outsider helps breed comedy.
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