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
To some of the more sophisticated in the game, he rates as a marginal man.
From Time Magazine Archive
We have heard much about the "marginal man," but the first concern of society should be for the bottom man.
From Project Gutenberg
Such thought takes account of the 'marginal man' too.
From Project Gutenberg
The marginal man represents the value of all men in the community.
From Project Gutenberg
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