marginal man
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of marginal man
First recorded in 1925–30
Example Sentences
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But knowing that the painter was a black freedman prompts one to speculate about the relationship between the solidly respectable sitter and the socially marginal man who immortalised him.
From Economist • Jan. 15, 2015
To some of the more sophisticated in the game, he rates as a marginal man.
From Time Magazine Archive
The guard is mainstream society’s last representative; the inmate, its most marginal man.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
The marginal man represents the value of all men in the community.
From The Evolution of the Country Community A Study in Religious Sociology by Wilson, Warren H. (Warren Hugh)
In the country the marginal man is the tenant farmer; or a working farmer, though he be the owner.
From The Evolution of the Country Community A Study in Religious Sociology by Wilson, Warren H. (Warren Hugh)
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