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outsider:
(plural: ‘outsiders‘; pronunciation: ‘out’…’sider’)
(the ‘red’ one is the outsider of the ‘blue’ community
a person who does not belong to a particular group, association, community, country, etc.;
a person who is not a member of a group, association, etc.;
a person who keeps him/herself from the regular activities of his/her own group, community, association, etc;
a stranger; a foreigner,
an outsider (a European in Africa)
e.g.
Most secret societies do not allow outsiders to watch their activities.
Sara is considered an outsider in her own community as she does not involve herself in the day-to-day activities of the community.
Most clergy of the mosques in the Gulf put up notices out side the mosques saying: “OUTSIDERS NOT ALLOWED!”, which means non-Muslims are not allowed to enter the mosques.
an outsider of a private club (a person (R) not a member of a private club is stopped by the guard (L))
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