insider
/ɪnˈsaɪdɚ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.77 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A person who has special knowledge about the inner workings of a group, organization, or institution.
noun
A person who is within an enclosed space.
Example Sentences
- "Near-synonyms: initiate, old hand, habitué"
- "Heavy losses were sustained in Simms Petroleum, which took a greater toll from supposed "Wall Street insiders" than from the general public."
- "He is also an astute ANC insider who spent ten years on Robben Island alongside Nelson Mandela and the other “grandees” of the movement."
- "In a thread called “Calm Before the Storm”, and in subsequent posts, Q established his legend as a government insider with top security clearance who knew the truth about a secret struggle for power involving Donald Trump, the “deep state”, Robert Mueller, the Clintons, pedophile rings, and other stuff."
- "That, as one of my more sceptical industry insiders put it, is because there is a reluctance to commit funds to any of these plans - and we can put the blame firmly on the fact that HS2 is eating up £7bn per year for the whole term of this parliament."
- "To the insider, the ceiling is like a small firmament twinkling with astral radiations."
Etymology
Etymology tree Middle English ynneside English inside Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English insider From inside + -er.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ɪnˈsaɪdɚ/