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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Gutierrez says the idea of a complete outsider — perhaps even a woman — coming in with a clean broom to sweep up the federation was always unlikely.
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Dermot Corrigan, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
His memories — of family, of displacement, of being a suspect Muslim outsider in North America, of his years as a journalist with The Globe and Mail covering, among other things, the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq — are wonderfully evoked.
—Fintan O’Toole, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
In Andor Season One, Cassian transformed from a cynical outsider to a rebel hero.
—Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 24 Feb. 2025
Just wondering if there’s any jealousy aspects in there, coming from an outsider’s perspective.
—Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 24 Feb. 2025
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Dermot Corrigan, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
His memories — of family, of displacement, of being a suspect Muslim outsider in North America, of his years as a journalist with The Globe and Mail covering, among other things, the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq — are wonderfully evoked.
—Fintan O’Toole, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
In Andor Season One, Cassian transformed from a cynical outsider to a rebel hero.
—Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 24 Feb. 2025
Just wondering if there’s any jealousy aspects in there, coming from an outsider’s perspective.
—Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 24 Feb. 2025
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“Outsider.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outsider. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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