outer
adjective
1. being on the outside or further from a center
- spent hours adorning the outer man
- the outer suburbs
Similar word(s): out, outermost, outmost, outside, satellite
2. located outside
- outer reality
Similar word(s): outward
3. being on or toward the outside of the body
- the outer ear
Similar word(s): external
noun
1. An outer part.
2. The part of a target which is beyond the circles surrounding the bullseye.
3. A shot which strikes the outer of a target.
4. (wholesale trade) the smallest single unit normally sold to retailers, usually equal to one retail display box.
- We ordered two cartons with twelve outers in each.
5. Someone who admits to something publicly.
6. Someone who outs another.
7. One who puts out, ousts, or expels.
8. An ouster; dispossession.