insider
Americannoun
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a person who is a member of a group, organization, society, etc.
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a person belonging to a limited circle of persons who understand the actual facts in a situation or share private knowledge.
Insiders knew that the president would veto the bill.
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a person who has some special advantage or influence.
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a person in possession of corporate information not generally available to the public, as a director, an accountant, or other officer or employee of a corporation.
noun
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a member of a specified group
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a person with access to exclusive information
Etymology
Origin of insider
Example Sentences
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On Saturday, allegations were raised by some on social-media platforms like X that insiders had apparently used prediction markets to profit from advanced knowledge of the strikes.
From MarketWatch
On Saturday, allegations were raised by some on social-media platforms like X that insiders had apparently used prediction markets to profit from advanced knowledge of the strikes.
From MarketWatch
Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut said he would introduce legislation to ban the practice, citing a post on X alleging that six insiders may have reaped $1.2 million in profit from suspicious trades.
From MarketWatch
If the trend continues, we are heading for a crisis: a generation of employees who never become seasoned insiders, incapable of either collaborating or leading.
The prediction-market platform is taking action against potential insider trading and market manipulation.
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