insider
English
Etymology
inside + -er
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ɪnˈsaɪdɚ/, /ˈɪnsaɪdɚ/
Audio (UK) (file) - Homophone: inciter
- Rhymes: -aɪdə(ɹ)
Noun
insider (plural insiders)
- A person who has special knowledge about the inner workings of a group, organization, or institution.
- 1923, "‘Big Board’ Failures," Time, 2 Jul.,
- Heavy losses were sustained in Simms Petroleum, which took a greater toll from supposed "Wall Street insiders" than from the general public.
- 2007, Jonathan Clayton, "Profile: Zuma charmed wives and a nation," Times of London (UK), 19 Dec.,
- He is also an astute ANC insider who spent ten years on Robben Island alongside Nelson Mandela and the other “grandees” of the movement.
- 2018 July 31, Julia Carrie Wong, “What is QAnon? Explaining the bizarre rightwing conspiracy theory”, in The Guardian:
- 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.
- 1923, "‘Big Board’ Failures," Time, 2 Jul.,
- A person who is within an enclosed space.
- 1849, Herman Melville, Redburn: His First Voyage, ch. 33,
- To the insider, the ceiling is like a small firmament twinkling with astral radiations.
- 1849, Herman Melville, Redburn: His First Voyage, ch. 33,
Derived terms
- insider trading
Descendants
- German: Insider
- Japanese: インサイダー (insaidā)
Translations
person who has special knowledge
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person who is within an enclosed space
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Anagrams
- irenids, neriids, sirenid