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insider

  • /ɪnˈsaɪdɚ/ US
  • /ˈɪnsaɪdɚ/ US

Sounds like inciter · Rhymes with -aɪdə(ɹ)

noun insiders

  1. A person who has special knowledge about the inner workings of a group, organization, or institution. Near-synonyms: initiate, old hand, habitué

    Similar: initiate, old hand, habitué · Opposite: outsider

  2. A person who is within an enclosed space. To the insider, the ceiling is like a small firmament twinkling with astral radiations.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: whistle-blower, informant, initiate, informer, relation, source, inside, snitch, trading, betrayer, in-house, traitor, person, offence, heart, internal

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noun person who has special knowledge

Españolinsider (insáider), adentrino, adentreño, dentreño
한국어내부자 naebuja, 인사이더 insaideo
日本語インサイダー insaidā, 内部の人 naibu no hito
中文內部的人 /内部的人 nèibù de rén
Françaisinitié
DeutschInsider, Eingeweihter, Eingeweihte
Italianoiniziato, basista, addetto ai lavori
Русскийинса́йдер insájdɛr, свой челове́к svoj čelovék
עבריתאִישׁ סוֹד ish sod

noun person who is within an enclosed space

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"insider." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/insider. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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insider. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/insider

Chicago

"insider." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/insider.

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@misc{insider_2026,
  title = {insider},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/insider},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}