insider

noun
/ɪnˈsaɪdɚ/US

Etymology

From inside + -er.

  1. inherited from ynneside
  2. formed as insider — “inside + -er

Definitions

  1. A person who has special knowledge about the inner workings of a group, organization, or…

    A person who has special knowledge about the inner workings of a group, organization, or institution.

    • Near-synonyms: initiate, old hand, habitué
    • Heavy losses were sustained in Simms Petroleum, which took a greater toll from supposed "Wall Street insiders" than from the general public.
    • He is also an astute ANC insider who spent ten years on Robben Island alongside Nelson Mandela and the other “grandees” of the movement.
  2. A person who is within an enclosed space.

    • To the insider, the ceiling is like a small firmament twinkling with astral radiations.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA