out-and-outer

out-and-out·er

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [out and ou-ter]
- /aʊt ænd ˈaʊ tər/
- /ˈaʊt ənd ˈaʊtə(r)/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [out and ou-ter]
- /aʊt ænd ˈaʊ tər/

Definitions of out-and-outer word

noun out-and-outer a person who does things with excessive thoroughness; extremist. 1
noun out-and-outer a thoroughgoing or perfect example of a kind. 1
noun out-and-outer a thorough or thoroughgoing person or thing 0
noun out-and-outer a person or thing that is excellent of its kind 0
noun out-and-outer an extremist 0

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Origin of out-and-outer

First appearance:

before 1805

One of the 41% newest English words

First recorded in 1805-15; out-and-out + -er1

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Parts of speech for Out-and-outer

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Out-and-outer

out-and-outer popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 62% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.