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- [in-sahy-der]
- /ˌɪnˈsaɪ dər/
- /ɪnˈsaɪ.dər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [in-sahy-der]
- /ˌɪnˈsaɪ dər/
Definitions of insider word
- noun insider a person who is a member of a group, organization, society, etc. 1
- noun insider 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. 1
- noun insider a person who has some special advantage or influence. 1
- noun insider 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. 1
- noun insider A person within a group or organization, especially someone privy to information unavailable to others. 1
- noun insider sb with privileged information 1
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Origin of insider
First appearance:
before 1820 One of the 38% newest English words
First recorded in 1820-30; inside + -er1
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Parts of speech for Insider
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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insider popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for insider
noun insider
- colleague — Your colleagues are the people you work with, especially in a professional job.
- plant — any member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular organisms that typically produce their own food from inorganic matter by the process of photosynthesis and that have more or less rigid cell walls containing cellulose, including vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, and hornworts: some classification schemes may include fungi, algae, bacteria, blue-green algae, and certain single-celled eukaryotes that have plantlike qualities, as rigid cell walls or photosynthesis.
- helper — a person or thing that helps or gives assistance, support, etc.
- conspirator — A conspirator is a person who joins a conspiracy.
- ringer — a person or thing that rings or makes a ringing noise: a ringer of bells; a bell that is a loud ringer.
Antonyms for insider
noun insider
- antagonist — Your antagonist is your opponent or enemy.
- opponent — a person who is on an opposing side in a game, contest, controversy, or the like; adversary.
- foe — a person who feels enmity, hatred, or malice toward another; enemy: a bitter foe.
- boss — Your boss is the person in charge of the organization or department where you work.
- leader — a person or thing that leads.
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