outsider
part of speech
noun (an outsider, outsiders)
meaning for a pupil
1) An outsider is a person who does not belong to a group, or is not accepted by it. tree →
2) An outsider is someone from another place or organisation, not part of it. tree →
3) (sport, betting) An outsider is a person, team or horse that is not expected to win. tree →
sense in the lessons
In stories and social lessons: feeling like an outsider at a new school. In sport: «The outsider won the race!» In work: bringing in an outsider to look at a problem.
examples
- On my first day at the new school, I felt like an outsider. tree →
- The village did not welcome outsiders. tree →
- Our team was the outsider, but we won the cup! tree →
- An outsider can sometimes see the problem more clearly. tree →
- The horse was a complete outsider. tree →
- Try to include anyone who looks like an outsider. tree →
note
Countable. Opposite: insider. Compare: outcast (pushed out by others), outsider (just not part of the group). In betting maths, an outsider has long odds: a small chance of winning.
Trees and pragmatics
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