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Outsider
One not belonging to the concern, institution, party, etc., spoken of; one disconnected in interest or feeling.
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Broader term 4
Not belonging to the same country, land, or government, or to the citizens or subjects thereof; foreign; as, alien subjects, enemies, property, shore…
oewn 2023
0% interchangeable
Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.
One who contests; an opponent; a litigant; a disputant; one who claims that which has been awarded to another.
oewn 2023
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One who is strange, foreign, or unknown.
oewn 2023
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Not known; not apprehended.
oewn 2023
0% interchangeable
Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.
Narrower term 1
Being on the farther side of the Alps in regard to Rome, that is, on the north or west side of the Alps; of or pertaining to the region or the people…
oewn 2023
0% interchangeable
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Synonym 1
A person belonging to or owning allegiance to a foreign country; one not native in the country or jurisdiction under consideration, or not naturalize…
oewn 2023
68% interchangeable
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