Meaning of Insider | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A person who has special knowledge about the inner workings of a group, organization, or institution.
2. A person who is within an enclosed space.

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Examples

“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.”

“In a thread called “Calm Before the Storm”, and in subsequent posts, Q established his legend as a government insider with top security clearance who knew the truth about a secret struggle for power involving Donald Trump, the “deep state”, Robert Mueller, the Clintons, pedophile rings, and other stuff.”

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

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