different between fouter vs outer

English

Etymology

From French foutre (“to lecher”), Latin futuere. Compare fouty.

Noun

fouter (plural fouters)

1. (Britain, dialect) A despicable fellow.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Brockett to this entry?)

Derived terms

• footer

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?a?t?/, [?a???]
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?a?t?/
• Rhymes: -a?t?(?)
• Homophone: outta (in some accents)

Etymology 1

From Middle English outre, outer, outter, uttre, from Old English ?tre, ?tera, ?terra (“outer”), equivalent to out +? -er. Compare German äußere (“outer”), Danish ydre (“outer”), Swedish yttre (“outer”), Icelandic ytri (“outer”).

Adjective

outer (comparative (rare) outermore, superlative outermost)

1. Outside; external.
2. Farther from the centre of the inside.

Antonyms

• inner

Translations

Noun

outer (plural outers)

1. An outer part.
2. (sports) An uncovered section of the seating at a stadium or sportsground.
3. (military, firearms) The 4th circle on a target, outside the inner and magpie.
4. A shot which strikes the outer of a target.
5. (retail) The smallest single unit sold by wholesalers to retailers, usually one retail display box.

   We ordered two cartons with twelve outers in each.

Translations

Derived terms

• outer space
• outerness

Etymology 2

out (verb) +? -er (“agent suffix”)

Noun

outer (plural outers)

1. Someone who admits to something publicly.
2. Someone who outs another.
   • 2002, Simon Gage, Lisa Richards, Howard Wilmot, Queer: The Ultimate User's Guide (page 88)

     From the early 90s, these were some of the fiercest debates raging in the gay press and in gay and straight bars worldwide as blabbermouths blabbed, sometimes just for the sheer hell of it, and gay celebrities ran for cover or bit the bullet and pipped the outers to the post.

3. One who puts out, ousts, or expels.
4. An ouster; dispossession.
5. (Britain, politics) One who supports leaving the European Union.

Synonyms

• (One who supports leaving the EU): Brexiter
• (One who outs others): See Thesaurus:informant

Antonyms

• (One who supports leaving the EU): inner

Anagrams

• Toure, outre, outré, rouet, route, utero-

German

Adjective

outer

1. inflection of out:
   1. strong/mixed nominative masculine singular
   2. strong genitive/dative feminine singular
   3. strong genitive plural