English Online Dictionary. What means outer? What does outer mean?
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈaʊtə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈaʊtɚ/, [ˈaʊɾɚ]
- Homophone: outta (non-rhotic)
- Rhymes: -aʊtə(ɹ)
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”). Piecewise doublet of utter.
Adjective
outer (comparative (rare) outermore, superlative outermost)
- Outside; external.
- 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)
- An outer part.
- (sports) An uncovered section of the seating at a stadium or sportsground.
- (military, firearms) The fourth circle on a target, outside the inner and magpie.
- A shot which strikes the outer of a target.
- (retail) The smallest single unit sold by wholesalers to retailers, usually one retail display box.
Translations
Etymology 2
out (verb) + -er (“agent suffix”)
Noun
outer (plural outers)
- Someone who admits to something publicly.
- Someone who outs another.
- One who puts out, ousts, or expels.
- An ouster; dispossession.
- (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
- (antonym(s) of “one who supports leaving the EU”): inner
Derived terms
Etymology 3
From out (adjective) + -er (“comparative suffix”).
Adjective
outer
- comparative form of out (“(more) open about one's sexuality, etc”): more out
Anagrams
- utero-, ruote, outré, Toure, route, rouet, outre, Route