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insider

[ in-sahy-der ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

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.

insider

/ ˌɪnˈsaɪdə /

Origin of insider¹

First recorded in 1820–30; inside + -er ¹

The family behind Sotto Sotto says that they plan to rebuild, but an insider tells me it may be a while.

A 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.

When 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.

Hereafter, for at least seven years, the Federation was an "insider" in the national government.

A triangular opening faced towards the bows of the ship, so that the insider commanded a complete view forward.

But then, you know, the insider sometimes has a better chance than the outsider.

The disputants know instinctively that an outsider can see the difficulty better than an insider.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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