outsider; stranger; foreigner
Meanings
3 senses · 9 examplesnoun
stranger; outsider; person without kinship or close friendship ties
Emphasizes the lack of intimate or familial bonds, often implying exclusion from private or family matters.
We are not strangers, so speak frankly.
He never brings outsiders into his home.
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In my eyes, you are still an outsider.
noun
outsider; non-member; person outside a specific group or organization
Focuses on the boundary between insiders and outsiders of a group, company, or circle.
This is our internal meeting; outsiders cannot attend.
He is an outsider to the company and doesn't understand the internal situation.
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Don't treat yourself as an outsider [make yourself at home].
noun
foreigner; alien; person from another country
May carry a connotation of being an outsider in a national or ethnic sense; sometimes replaced by 外国人 in formal contexts.
In this country, we are all foreigners.
The locals are very friendly to outsiders.
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There are very few foreigners here.