English Explanatory Dictionary

outer

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Outside; external.
  2. Farther from the centre of the inside.
noun
  1. An outer part.
  2. An uncovered section of the seating at a stadium or sportsground.
  3. The fourth circle on a target, outside the inner and magpie.
  4. A shot which strikes the outer of a target.
  5. The smallest single unit sold by wholesalers to retailers, usually one retail display box.
noun
  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. One who supports leaving the European Union.
adj
  1. comparative form of out (“(more) open about one's sexuality, etc”): more out

Pronunciation

/ˈaʊtə/ en-uk-outta.ogg /ˈaʊtɚ/ [ˈaʊɾɚ] en-us-outer.ogg

Word forms

outer outermore outermost outmost outers

Etymology

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.

Synonyms

informant Brexiter

Antonyms

inner

Derived words

outerchange outercoat outercourse outering outerly Outer Manchuria outer mantle Outer Mongolia outerness outer phalangeal cell outerplanar outer semidirect product outerside outer space outer totalistic outerwear outerweb all-outer come-outer down-and-outer full outer join left outer join locator outer marker maker-outer out-and-outer outer arm outer automorphism outer bar outer borough outer class outer core outer ear outer garment outer join outer lips outer marker outer measure outer planet outer product outer regular outer Solar System outer-spacey outer trigram puller-outer right outer join
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