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outer

Pronunciation: /ˈaʊtə/

The English word “outer” has 12 meanings listed here.

adjective

  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.
  6. Someone who admits to something publicly.
  7. Someone who outs another.
  8. One who puts out, ousts, or expels.
  9. An ouster; dispossession.
  10. 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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