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== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈaʊtə/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈaʊtɚ/, [ˈaʊɾɚ] Homophone: outta (non-rhotic) Rhymes: -aʊtə(ɹ) === Etymology 1 === 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. ==== Adjective ==== outer (comparative (rare) outermore, superlative outermost or outmost) Outside; external. Farther from the centre of the inside. ===== Antonyms ===== inner ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Noun ==== outer (plural outers) An outer part. (sports) An uncovered section of the seating at a stadium or sportsground. (military, firearms) The fourth circle on a target, outside the inner and magpie. A shot which strikes the outer of a target. (retail) The smallest single unit sold by wholesalers to retailers, usually one retail display box. ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === out (verb) +‎ -er (“agent suffix”) ==== Noun ==== outer (plural outers) Someone who admits to something publicly. Someone who outs another. One who puts out, ousts, or expels. An ouster; dispossession. (UK politics) One who supports leaving the European Union. ===== Synonyms ===== (one who supports leaving the EU): Brexiter (one who outs others): See Thesaurus:informant ===== Antonyms ===== (antonym(s) of “one who supports leaving the EU”): inner ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 3 === From out (adjective) +‎ -er (“comparative suffix”). ==== Adjective ==== outer comparative form of out (“(more) open about one's sexuality, etc”): more out === Anagrams === utero-, ruote, outré, Toure, route, rouet, outre, Route