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in-and-outer

[in-uh nd-ou-ter, -uh n-]

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noun

a person who is by turns in and out of a particular situation, condition, venture, investment, etc.

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Origin of in-and-outer

1900–05; in and out + -er¹

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for in-and-outer

Historical Examples of in-and-outer

An "In-and-outer" cannot hope to hold this excellent class of customers.
Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Twenty-Fifth Annual Meeting
Northern Nut Growers Association