outsider
noun
out·sid·er
ˌau̇t-ˈsī-dər 
ˈau̇t-ˌsī-
1
: a person who does not belong to a particular group
2
chiefly British
: a contender not expected to win
outsiderness
noun
Examples of outsider in a Sentence
To outsiders, the ritual may seem strange.
She felt like an outsider in her new school.
An outsider defeated the champion!
She was a rank outsider who managed to win.
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That suits director Lorcan Finnegan (Without Name, Vivarium) and screenwriter Thomas Martin’s ambitions to call back to and yet also spoof vintage Australian New Wave films like Nicolas Roeg’s Walkabout (1971), dreamtime stories about alienated outsiders.
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Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 May 2024
The Sooner State native and Nashville outsider had a long history with the Academy of Country Music, who bestowed the Merle Haggard Spirit Award upon him in 2021.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 17 May 2024
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Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 May 2024
The Sooner State native and Nashville outsider had a long history with the Academy of Country Music, who bestowed the Merle Haggard Spirit Award upon him in 2021.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 17 May 2024
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“Outsider.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outsider. Accessed 23 May. 2024.
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outsider
noun
out·sid·er
(ˈ)au̇t-ˈsīd-ər
: a person who does not belong to a particular group
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