out-and-outer

American  

[out-n-ou-ter, -nd-ou-] / ˌaʊt nˈaʊ tər, -ndˈaʊ- /

noun

1. a person who does things with excessive thoroughness; extremist.

2. a thoroughgoing or perfect example of a kind.

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out-and-outer British  

noun

1. a thorough or thoroughgoing person or thing

2. a person or thing that is excellent of its kind

3. an extremist

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Etymology

Origin of out-and-outer

First recorded in 1805–15; out-and-out + -er ¹

Example Sentences

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out-and-outer

Oh, you 're an author, a regular out-and-outer.

From The Uncalled A Novel by Paul Laurence Dunbar

Isn't he a regular out-and-outer to look at?

From Robbery under Arms; a story of life and adventure in the bush and in the Australian goldfields by Rolf Boldrewood

"If only I had the poetic vocabulary I'd give him a high-class out-and-outer."

From Bruvver Jim's Baby by Philip Verrill Mighels

I am the man as is guaranteed, by unimpeachable references, to be a out-and-outer in morals and uprightness of principle.

From Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens

He is a reserved kind of man who does not talk much; he patted me on the shoulder, sighed, and said, "Yes—you are—you understand—yes—it is true—you are an out-and-outer!"

From The Letters of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Volume 01 by Ludwig Nohl