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Onlooker vs Outsider - What's the difference?

onlooker | outsider |

As nouns the difference between onlooker and outsider

is that onlooker is a spectator; someone looks on or watches, without becoming involved or participating while outsider is one who is not part of a community or organization.

onlooker

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A spectator; someone looks on or watches, without becoming involved or participating.
    • I wasn’t in the fight, I was only an onlooker .

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    * bystander

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    outsider

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who is not part of a community or organization.
    • While the initiated easily understand the symbols, they are wholly inaccessible to outsiders .
  • A newcomer with little or no experience in an organization or community.
    • Seeing the mess professional politicians have made of things is it any wonder the electorate is beginning to prefer outsiders .
  • A competitor or contestant who has little chance of winning; a long shot; a dark horse
    • Johnny was an outsider at this years karate tournament, but he still managed to win second place out of sheer determination.

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