outer

outer

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English

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈaʊtɚ/, [ˈaʊɾɚ]
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈaʊtə/
  • Rhymes: -aʊtə(ɹ)
  • Homophone: outta (in some accents)

Etymology 1

From Middle English outre, outer, outter, uttre, from Old English ūtre, ūtera, ūterra (outer), equivalent to out +‎ -er. Compare German äußere (outer), Danish ydre (outer), Swedish yttre (outer), Icelandic ytri (outer).

Adjective

outer (comparative (rare) outermore, superlative outermost)

  1. Outside; external.
  2. Farther from the centre of the inside.
Antonyms
  • inner
Derived terms
  • Outer Manchuria
  • Outer Mongolia
  • outer space
  • outer totalistic
  • outerness
Translations

Noun

outer (plural outers)

  1. An outer part.
  2. (sports) An uncovered section of the seating at a stadium or sportsground.
  3. (military, firearms) The fourth circle on a target, outside the inner and magpie.
  4. A shot which strikes the outer of a target.
  5. (retail) The smallest single unit sold by wholesalers to retailers, usually one retail display box.
    We ordered two cartons with twelve outers in each.
Translations

Etymology 2

out (verb) +‎ -er (agent suffix)

Noun

outer (plural outers)

  1. Someone who admits to something publicly.
  2. Someone who outs another.
  3. One who puts out, ousts, or expels.
  4. An ouster; dispossession.
  5. (UK politics) One who supports leaving the European Union.
Synonyms
  • (one who supports leaving the EU): Brexiter
  • (one who outs others): See Thesaurus:informant
Antonyms
  • (one who supports leaving the EU): inner
Derived terms

Etymology 3

out (adjective) +‎ -er (comparative suffix)

Adjective

outer

  1. comparative form of out ((more) open about one's sexuality, etc): more out

Anagrams

  • Toure, outre, outré, rouet, route, utero-

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