outsider

English

Etymology

From outside +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌaʊtˈsaɪdəɹ/

• Audio (Southern England):

  (file)

Noun

outsider (plural outsiders)

1. One who is not part of a community or organization.

   Synonyms: stranger; see also Thesaurus:foreigner, Thesaurus:outcast

   While the initiated easily understand the symbols, they are wholly inaccessible to outsiders.

   • 2004, George Carlin, “Preface”, in When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops?‎^[1], New York: Hyperion Books, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page [2]:

     I'm an outsider by choice, but not truly. It's the unpleasantness of the system that keeps me out. I'd rather be in, in a good system. That's where my discontent comes from: being forced to choose to stay outside.

   • 2019, Victor C. de Munck, Romantic Love in America, page 152:

     We were not a big huggie family so I was very, very encased in a little stay-away-from-me shell growing-up, and here I got to open up and feel safe and able to touch and hold and be able to be with another human being, which was really a big relief, a very positive part of my understanding of myself that I wasn't just this outcast evil outsider of everything.

2. A newcomer with little or no experience in an organization or community.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:newcomer

   Seeing the mess professional politicians have made of things is it any wonder the electorate is beginning to prefer outsiders?

   • 2017, BioWare, Mass Effect: Andromeda (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Legacy:

     These worlds have always belonged to us, from the moment our ancestors saw them through ancient telescopes. We claimed them when our first explorers reached the stars, and they remained our worlds even after the Scourge divided us in darkness. Outsiders have no right to these treasures, and true angara must stand ready to defend our birthright.

3. A competitor or contestant who has little chance of winning; a long shot.

   Synonyms: dark horse, little guy, long shot, underdog

   Johnny was an outsider at this year's karate tournament, but he still managed to win second place out of sheer determination.

Derived terms

• outsider art
• outsider artist
• outsider music
• outsider musician
• rank outsider

 

Descendants

• → Czech: outsider
• → French: outsider
• → Greek: αουτσάιντερ (aoutsáinter)
• → Italian: outsider
• → Japanese: アウトサイダー (autosaidā)
• → Korean: 아웃사이더 (autsaideo)
• → Polish: outsider
• → Russian: аутса́йдер (autsájdɛr)
  • → Kazakh: аутсайдер (autsaider)
• → Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic script: аутса̀јдер

  Latin script: autsàjder

• → Spanish: outsider

Translations

one who is not part of a community or organization

• Armenian: please add this translation if you can
• Basque: arrotz, kanpotar
• Belarusian: аўтса́йдэр m (aŭtsájder), старо́нні m (starónni), чужы́ m (čužý), чужа́к m (čužák), чужы́нец m (čužýnjec), чужані́ца m or f (čužaníca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 外人 (zh) (wàirén), 局外人 (zh) (júwàirén)

• Czech: outsider (cs) m, outsiderka f
• Dutch: buitenstaander (nl) m, outsider (nl) m
• Esperanto: eksterulo
• Finnish: ulkopuolinen (fi), vieras (fi), muukalainen (fi)
• French: exclu (fr) m, tiers (fr) m
• Georgian: გარეშე (gareše), გარეშე პირი (gareše ṗiri)
• German: Außenseiter (de) m, Außenseiterin (de) f
• Hebrew: please add this translation if you can
• Hindi: बाहरी (hi) (bāhrī), ग़ैर (ġair), पराया (hi) (parāyā), बेगाना (hi) (begānā)
• Hungarian: kívülálló (hu)
• Indonesian: orang luar (id)
• Ingrian: vellain
• Irish: coimhthíoch m
• Italian: estraneo (it)
• Japanese: アウトサイダー (autosaidā), 部外者 (ja) (ぶがいしゃ, bugaisha), 局外者 (きょくがいしゃ, kyokugaisha)
• Kazakh: аутсайдер (autsaider)
• Khmer: please add this translation if you can
• Korean: 외부인(外部人) (oebu'in), 아웃사이더 (ko) (autsaideo)
• Latin: externus, extraneus
• Macedonian: ту́ѓинец m (túǵinec)
• Maori: tauiwi, rāwaho
• Navajo: déʼéyóní
• Polish: outsider (pl) m, outsiderka (pl) f
• Portuguese: marginal (pt), forasteiro (pt) m
• Romanian: outsider (ro) m
• Russian: аутса́йдер (ru) m (autsájdɛr), посторо́нний (ru) m (postorónnij), чужа́к (ru) m (čužák), чужо́й (ru) m (čužój)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: аутса̀јдер m

  Roman: autsàjder (sh) m

• Slovak: outsider m, outsiderka f
• Spanish: marginado (es) m, persona de fuera f, outsider (es) m (autsáider), afuerino (es) m, afuereño (es) m, fuereño (es) m
• Swedish: utomstående (sv) c, särling (sv) c
• Thai: please add this translation if you can
• Turkish: dışlanan, hariç tutulan
• Ukrainian: аутса́йдер (uk) m (autsájder), сторо́нній (uk) m (storónnij), чужи́й m (čužýj), чужи́нець m (čužýnecʹ), чужа́к m (čužák)
• Vietnamese: người ngoài (vi)

newcomer

• Esperanto: novulo
• Finnish: tulokas (fi)
• French: nouveau venu (fr) m, étranger (fr) m, inconnu (fr) m
• German: Neuling (de) m, Anfänger (de) m
• Macedonian: ново́дојден m (novódojden), новодо́јденец m (novodójdenec)
• Russian: новичо́к (ru) m (novičók), прише́лец (ru) m (prišélec), незнако́мец (ru) m (neznakómec), незнако́мка (ru) f (neznakómka)
• Spanish: lego (es) m, novato (es) m, principiante (es) m or f
• Turkish: yeni gelen

a long shot

• Bulgarian: аутсайдер m (autsajder)
• Czech: outsider (cs) m
• Finnish: musta hevonen (fi)
• French: outsider (fr) m or f
• German: Außenseiter (de) m, Außenseiterin (de) f
• Macedonian: аутса́јдер m (autsájder)
• Polish: outsider (pl) m

See also

• Appendix:Words for outsiders
• outsiders

 

Anagrams

• Rideouts, Tudorise, dries out, editours, iodurets, outrides, rideouts, rutoside, suitored, tudorise, turoside

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from English outsider.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈau̯tsajdr̩]
• Hyphenation: out‧si‧der

Noun

outsider m anim

1. outsider, one who is not part of a community or organization [since 20th c.]
   • 2017, Hanuš Karlach, Bojovník ve Vatikánu: Papež František a jeho odvážná cesta‎^[3], Praha: Grada Publishing, translation of Der Kämpfer im Vatikan. Papst Franziskus und sein mutiger Weg by Andreas Englisch, →ISBN, page 8:

     Neměl nejmenší vyhlídku na úřad papeže – a právě to si jeho stoupenci tak považovali. Chtěli nějakého outsidera, absolutního outsidera, […]

     He had not the slightest chance to hold the papal office – and that was the fact that his supporters valued so much. They wanted an outsider, absolute outsider, […]

2. outsider, a competitor or contestant who has little chance of winning
   • 2006, Luboš Jeřábek, Fotbal – velký lexikon‎^[4], Praha: Grada Publishing, translation of original by Bernd Rohr and Günter Simon, →ISBN, page 304:

     Vítězství outsiderů nejsou ve fotbale vzácná […]

     Victories of outsiders are not rare in football […]

Declension

Declension of outsider (hard masculine animate mixed-reducible)

	singular	plural
nominative	outsider	outsideři, outsidři
genitive	outsidera, outsidra	outsiderů, outsidrů
dative	outsiderovi, outsideru, outsidrovi, outsidru	outsiderům, outsidrům
accusative	outsidera, outsidra	outsidery, outsidry
vocative	outsidere, outsidře	outsideři, outsidři
locative	outsiderovi, outsideru, outsidrovi, outsidru	outsiderech, outsidrech
instrumental	outsiderem, outsidrem	outsidery, outsidry

Derived terms

• outsiderka
• outsiderský
• outsiderství

 

Further reading

• “outsider”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “outsider”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from English outsider

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑu̯tsɑi̯der/, [ˈɑ̝u̯ts̠ɑ̝i̯de̞r]
• Rhymes: -ɑutsɑider

Noun

outsider

1. Synonym of ulkopuolinen (“outsider”).

Declension

Inflection of outsider (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative		outsider	outsiderit
genitive		outsiderin	outsiderien outsidereiden outsidereitten
partitive		outsideria	outsidereita outsidereja
illative		outsideriin	outsidereihin
		singular	plural
nominative		outsider	outsiderit
accusative	nom.	outsider	outsiderit
	gen.	outsiderin
genitive		outsiderin	outsiderien outsidereiden outsidereitten
partitive		outsideria	outsidereita outsidereja
inessive		outsiderissa	outsidereissa
elative		outsiderista	outsidereista
illative		outsideriin	outsidereihin
adessive		outsiderilla	outsidereilla
ablative		outsiderilta	outsidereilta
allative		outsiderille	outsidereille
essive		outsiderina	outsidereina
translative		outsideriksi	outsidereiksi
abessive		outsideritta	outsidereitta
instructive		—	outsiderein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of outsider (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative outsiderini outsiderini accusative nom. outsiderini outsiderini gen. outsiderini genitive outsiderini outsiderieni outsidereideni outsidereitteni partitive outsideriani outsidereitani outsiderejani inessive outsiderissani outsidereissani elative outsideristani outsidereistani illative outsideriini outsidereihini adessive outsiderillani outsidereillani ablative outsideriltani outsidereiltani allative outsiderilleni outsidereilleni essive outsiderinani outsidereinani translative outsiderikseni outsidereikseni abessive outsiderittani outsidereittani instructive — — comitative — outsidereineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative outsiderisi outsiderisi accusative nom. outsiderisi outsiderisi gen. outsiderisi genitive outsiderisi outsideriesi outsidereidesi outsidereittesi partitive outsideriasi outsidereitasi outsiderejasi inessive outsiderissasi outsidereissasi elative outsideristasi outsidereistasi illative outsideriisi outsidereihisi adessive outsiderillasi outsidereillasi ablative outsideriltasi outsidereiltasi allative outsiderillesi outsidereillesi essive outsiderinasi outsidereinasi translative outsideriksesi outsidereiksesi abessive outsiderittasi outsidereittasi instructive — — comitative — outsidereinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative outsiderimme outsiderimme accusative nom. outsiderimme outsiderimme gen. outsiderimme genitive outsiderimme outsideriemme outsidereidemme outsidereittemme partitive outsideriamme outsidereitamme outsiderejamme inessive outsiderissamme outsidereissamme elative outsideristamme outsidereistamme illative outsideriimme outsidereihimme adessive outsiderillamme outsidereillamme ablative outsideriltamme outsidereiltamme allative outsiderillemme outsidereillemme essive outsiderinamme outsidereinamme translative outsideriksemme outsidereiksemme abessive outsiderittamme outsidereittamme instructive — — comitative — outsidereinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative outsiderinne outsiderinne accusative nom. outsiderinne outsiderinne gen. outsiderinne genitive outsiderinne outsiderienne outsidereidenne outsidereittenne partitive outsiderianne outsidereitanne outsiderejanne inessive outsiderissanne outsidereissanne elative outsideristanne outsidereistanne illative outsideriinne outsidereihinne adessive outsiderillanne outsidereillanne ablative outsideriltanne outsidereiltanne allative outsiderillenne outsidereillenne essive outsiderinanne outsidereinanne translative outsideriksenne outsidereiksenne abessive outsiderittanne outsidereittanne instructive — — comitative — outsidereinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative outsiderinsa outsiderinsa accusative nom. outsiderinsa outsiderinsa gen. outsiderinsa genitive outsiderinsa outsideriensa outsidereidensa outsidereittensa partitive outsideriaan outsideriansa outsidereitaan outsiderejaan outsidereitansa outsiderejansa inessive outsiderissaan outsiderissansa outsidereissaan outsidereissansa elative outsideristaan outsideristansa outsidereistaan outsidereistansa illative outsideriinsa outsidereihinsa adessive outsiderillaan outsiderillansa outsidereillaan outsidereillansa ablative outsideriltaan outsideriltansa outsidereiltaan outsidereiltansa allative outsiderilleen outsiderillensa outsidereilleen outsidereillensa essive outsiderinaan outsiderinansa outsidereinaan outsidereinansa translative outsiderikseen outsideriksensa outsidereikseen outsidereiksensa abessive outsiderittaan outsiderittansa outsidereittaan outsidereittansa instructive — — comitative — outsidereineen outsidereinensa

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English outsider.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /awt.saj.dœʁ/, /awt.saj.de/
• Rhymes: -œʁ

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

outsider m (plural outsiders)

1. long shot, dark horse, outsider

Verb

outsider

1. (North America, colloquial) to go outside

Further reading

• “outsider”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• étourdis

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English outsider.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /awtˈt͡saj.der/
• Rhymes: -ajder

Noun

outsider m or f by sense (plural outsiders)

1. outsider

Anagrams

• deostruì, riseduto, studierò

Polish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English outsider.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /awtˈsaj.dɛr/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ajdɛr
• Syllabification: out‧si‧der

Noun

outsider m pers (female equivalent outsiderka)

1. outsider (someone excluded)
2. (sports) outsider (competitor or contestant who has little chance of winning; long shot)
3. (economics) company refusing to join a monopoly consisting of the majority of enterprises in a given industry

Declension

Declension of outsider

	singular	plural
nominative	outsider	outsiderzy/outsidery (deprecative)
genitive	outsidera	outsiderów
dative	outsiderowi	outsiderom
accusative	outsidera	outsiderów
instrumental	outsiderem	outsiderami
locative	outsiderze	outsiderach
vocative	outsiderze	outsiderzy

Derived terms

adjective

• outsiderski

 

Further reading

• outsider in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• outsider in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from English outsider.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈawt.saj.dər/

Noun

outsider m (plural outsideri)

1. outsider

Spanish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English outsider.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /autˈsaideɾ/ [au̯t̪ˈsai̯.ð̞eɾ]
• Rhymes: -aideɾ

Noun

outsider m or f by sense (plural outsideres)

1. outsider

   Synonyms: afuereño, marginado

Usage notes

• According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.