insider
a person who is a member of a group, organization, society, etc.
a person belonging to a limited circle of persons who understand the actual facts in a situation or share private knowledge: Insiders knew that the president would veto the bill.
a person who has some special advantage or influence.
a person in possession of corporate information not generally available to the public, as a director, an accountant, or other officer or employee of a corporation.
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How to use insider in a sentence
The core of GameStop's quick cash-in problem was the SEC's insider trading rules, which define a specific "trading window" schedule outlining when company insiders can and can't trade on quarterly earnings results that haven't yet been made public.
Why didn’t GameStop sell some of its inflated stock during the bubble? | Kyle Orland | February 11, 2021 | Ars TechnicaThe inclusion of both films in that race were something of a surprise – especially the latter, given that Sia’s acclaimed cinematic debut is still mostly unseen by all but a few industry insiders.
Nominees (and 2 winners) for 2021 Golden Globes announced | Troy Masters | February 3, 2021 | Washington BladeA security team within JPMorgan Chase ran special ops to look for insider threats by monitoring the bank’s employees.
Local Law Enforcement Quiet on Relationships With ‘Predictive Policing’ Company | Jesse Marx | February 2, 2021 | Voice of San DiegoAll military personnel, including members of the National Guard, have undergone a background investigation, are subject to continuous evaluation and are enrolled in an insider threat program.
The Boogaloo Bois Have Guns, Criminal Records and Military Training. Now They Want to Overthrow the Government. | by A.C. Thompson, ProPublica, and Lila Hassan and Karim Hajj, FRONTLINE | February 1, 2021 | ProPublicaAt the time, three major city leases were about to expire, and Filner and other insiders had concluded the city needed a comprehensive real estate strategy.
How a Volunteer Helped Get the City Into Its Biggest Real Estate Debacle | Lisa Halverstadt | January 29, 2021 | Voice of San Diego
The family behind Sotto Sotto says that they plan to rebuild, but an insider tells me it may be a while.
The Fiery Death of Sotto Sotto, Toronto’s Celebrity Hotspot | Shinan Govani | December 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTA palace insider however insisted to the Daily Beast today that the Queen was not about to abdicate.
A network insider insisted: “No expletives were uttered by Mr Mason in the recording of his rant.”
But one former company insider says knockoff screws were mixed in with real ones.
Patients Screwed in Spine Surgery ‘Scam’ | The Center for Investigative Reporting | November 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWhen I asked a tea-party insider recently which Senate races were most important to his movement, he named Sasse first.
If the insider keeps his eyes wide open and waits long enough his chance will come.
Stories of Our Naval Heroes | VariousHereafter, for at least seven years, the Federation was an "insider" in the national government.
A History of Trade Unionism in the United States | Selig PerlmanA triangular opening faced towards the bows of the ship, so that the insider commanded a complete view forward.
Moby Dick; or The Whale | Herman MelvilleBut then, you know, the insider sometimes has a better chance than the outsider.
Stories of Our Naval Heroes | VariousThe disputants know instinctively that an outsider can see the difficulty better than an insider.
The home | Charlotte Perkins Gilman
British Dictionary definitions for insider
/ (ˌɪnˈsaɪdə) /
a member of a specified group
a person with access to exclusive information
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