outer
Pronunciation: /ˈaʊtə/
The English word “outer” has 12 meanings listed here.
adjective
noun
- An outer part.
- An uncovered section of the seating at a stadium or sportsground.
- The fourth circle on a target, outside the inner and magpie.
- A shot which strikes the outer of a target.
- The smallest single unit sold by wholesalers to retailers, usually one retail display box.
- Someone who admits to something publicly.
- Someone who outs another.
- One who puts out, ousts, or expels.
- An ouster; dispossession.
- One who supports leaving the European Union.
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.
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