word-vault/dist/data/cards/ou/outsider.json

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "outsider",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a person who is not accepted as a member of a society, group, etc.",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Here she felt she would always be an outsider."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I started to feel like a complete outsider."
                },
                {
                    "text": "an outsider to the group"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Social issues"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["complete", "political", "social"],
                "verb + outsider": ["feel", "feel like"],
                "preposition": ["outsider to"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a person who is not part of a particular organization or profession",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "They have decided to hire outsiders for some of the key positions."
                },
                {
                    "text": "To an outsider it may appear to be a glamorous job."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a person or an animal taking part in a race or competition that is not expected to win",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The race was won by a **rank outsider** *(= a complete )*."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Sports: other sports"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["complete", "rank"],
                "preposition": ["outsider in"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌaʊtˈsaɪdə(r)/",
                "audio": "ou/outsider/outsider__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌaʊtˈsaɪdər/",
                "audio": "ou/outsider/outsider__us_1_rr.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}