outstander
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]outstander (plural outstanders)
- Something outstandingly good.
- (Scotland, obsolete) One who persistently opposes something.
- 1829, John Spalding, The History of the Troubles and Memorable Transactions in Scotland, in the Reign of Charles I, page 180:
- About this time, the old constable of Dundee being aged and sickly, was carried by coach, unable to ride, to Edinburgh, because he was an outstander against the covenant.
Usage notes
[edit]- (something outstandingly good): Primarily used in Variety magazine, noted for its idiosyncratic language.