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Außenseiter
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German
Alternative forms
de Aussenseiter Switzerland Liechtenstein
Etymology
de :af Außenseite -er
de Außenseite -er
Pronunciation
de /ˈaʊ̯sənˌzaɪ̯tɐ/
de De-Außenseiter.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
m in
outsider who is not part of a particular group
loner, outsider who is socially awkward
outcast, leper, castaway, pariah one that has been excluded from a society or system, a pariah
de Ausgestoßener Geächteter Aussätziger Outcast Paria
de sport outsider, underdog, contender who has little chance of winning
Usage notes
In sports contexts, English “outsider” is sometimes used to mean a contestant who is not among the general favourites but is given a good chance of winning by some of the experts. German Außenseiter is not used in this sense; the correct word would be de Geheimfavorit.
Declension
m
Further reading
de People Stock characters
de terms prefixed with außen- s