outsider
gb/aʊtsˈaɪdɚ/ us/aʊtsˈaɪdɚ/
B1
英語
~ 6900
語義
0件の語義
名詞
B1
entity
1
person who feels they don't belong
A person who is not really part of a group and often feels they do not belong with the others.
用法パターン：
to feel like an outsider in [group/place]
よくある間違い：
Learners sometimes use "stranger" or "foreigner" instead of "outsider". "Stranger" means someone you do not know, and "foreigner" means someone from another country. "Outsider" focuses on not belonging to a group, even if you are from the same place and people know you.
類義語
outcast (Stronger idea of being rejected or pushed away by others, not just different.)
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misfit (Focuses on not fitting the norms of the group, especially in behavior or personality.)
対義語
insider (Someone who clearly belongs to the group and is accepted as part of it.)
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member (Emphasizes formal belonging to a group or community.)
コロケーション
feel like an outsider
|treated as an outsider
|be an outsider
|social outsider
|always the outsider
テーマ
emotions
|relationships
|society
例文
- At school he always felt like an outsider, watching the other kids from a distance.
- Moving to a new country left her feeling like an outsider for the first few years.
- The film tells the story of a quiet outsider struggling to find real friends.
- Despite working there for years, she was still treated as an outsider by her colleagues.
- He grew up as an outsider in a small, close-knit town.
学習者向け例文
- I feel like an outsider at this party.
- When I changed schools, I was an outsider at first.
- He is an outsider in his own family.
- She does not want to be an outsider anymore.
- New students often feel like outsiders.
名詞
B2
entity
2
non-member of a specific group
A person or group that is not part of a certain company, field, or community.
用法パターン：
an outsider to [field/organization/group]
よくある間違い：
Learners sometimes confuse this with the emotional sense of "outsider". Here, the focus is on position or role in a system (company, industry, politics), not mainly on feelings. Someone can be an outsider to an industry but still feel confident and accepted as a person.
類義語
non-member (More formal and technical; focuses on official membership rather than social position.)
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newcomer (Suggests someone who has just arrived; does not always imply separation from the group.)
対義語
insider (Someone who belongs to the organization or field and often has special knowledge of it.)
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affiliate (A person or group officially linked or connected to an organization.)
コロケーション
political outsider
|industry outsider
|seen as an outsider
|outsider to the organization
|outsider viewpoint
テーマ
business
|politics
|society
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
例文
- As an outsider to the tech world, he found the jargon hard to follow.
- The company hired an outsider to lead the restructuring process.
- Many voters were attracted to her image as a political outsider.
- From an outsider's perspective, the academic debates seemed very minor.
- The report was written by consultants who were complete outsiders to the organization.
学習者向け例文
- As an outsider, I cannot join the meeting.
- They brought in an outsider to give a fresh idea.
- He is an outsider to this industry.
- From an outsider's view, the rules look very strange.
- The team did not want an outsider as their new boss.
名詞
B2
entity
3
competitor with little chance
A person or team in a race or game that most people think will not win.
用法パターン：
[someone/something] is an outsider for [race/title]
よくある間違い：
Learners may think "outsider" here means someone not in the competition. In this sense, an outsider is in the race or contest, but people believe they will probably not win.
類義語
underdog (Common and emotional; often suggests sympathy for the weaker side.)
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long shot (Informal; emphasizes the low probability rather than the competition itself.)
対義語
favorite (The competitor expected to win, often with the lowest betting odds.)
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front-runner (The leading competitor who is ahead or most likely to win at the moment.)
コロケーション
rank outsider
|an outsider for the title
|20–1 outsider
|complete outsider
|back an outsider
テーマ
sports
|gambling
|competition
|politics
例文
- The small club was seen as a total outsider in the Champions League.
- At 25–1, the horse was a clear outsider but ended up winning the race.
- She entered the leadership contest as an outsider but quickly gained support.
- Before the tournament, he was an outsider for the title.
- Investors who backed the outsider were rewarded when the stock price jumped.
学習者向け例文
- Our team is an outsider in this tournament.
- The horse was an outsider, but it won.
- He started the race as an outsider for the gold medal.
- They are outsiders, so nobody expects them to win.
- She was an outsider at first, but now she might win.
文法
辞書形
outsider
IPA
GB/aʊtsˈaɪdɚ/
US/aʊtsˈaɪdɚ/
音節・強勢
out - sider （2音節）
Stress on 2nd syllable (sider)
活用形
Noun
- Base: outsider
- Plural: outsiders
関連語
表現
be treated as an outsider
1/bˈi tɹˈitɪd ˈæz ən aʊtsˈaɪdɚ/
fixed phrase
be handled as not belonging
To have other people act in a way that shows they do not accept you as part of their group.
例文
- He was treated as an outsider because he disagreed with the manager.
- Despite her experience, she was still treated as an outsider by the team.
- No one wants to be treated as an outsider in their own community.
feel like an outsider
1/fˈil lˈaɪk ən aʊtsˈaɪdɚ/
fixed phrase
have the feeling of not belonging
To feel that you are not really part of a group or place.
例文
- She often feels like an outsider at family gatherings.
- Coming from a different background, he felt like an outsider at the elite university.
- New employees can feel like outsiders during their first weeks at work.
outsider art
1/aʊtsˈaɪdɚ ˈɑɹt/
fixed phrase
art by non-professional artists
Art made by people who are not part of the usual art world and often have no formal art education.
例文
- The museum is hosting a major exhibition of outsider art.
- He became interested in outsider art created by self-taught painters.
- Outsider art often challenges traditional ideas of what art should be.
outsider perspective
1/aʊtsˈaɪdɚ pɚspˈɛktɪv/
fixed phrase
viewpoint of a non-member
A way of seeing something that comes from a person who is not part of the group or field they are looking at.
例文
- Her outsider perspective helped the team notice problems they had missed.
- An outsider perspective can be useful when a company needs change.
- The book offers an outsider perspective on life in Silicon Valley.
political outsider
1/pəlˈɪtɪkəl aʊtsˈaɪdɚ/
fixed phrase
non-establishment political figure
A person in politics who is not part of the usual group of powerful politicians or big parties.
例文
- Voters were drawn to his image as a political outsider.
- The party chose a political outsider to run for president.
- As a political outsider, she promised to change the system from the ground up.
rank outsider
1/ɹˈæŋk aʊtsˈaɪdɚ/
idiom
competitor with almost no chance
A person, team, or horse in a race or competition that people think has almost no chance to win.
例文
- The horse was a rank outsider but surprised everyone by finishing first.
- They started the season as rank outsiders for the championship.
- Just a year ago he was a rank outsider in national politics.