Definition

1. Noun:
   • A person who is a member of a group or organization and thus has special knowledge about it: An "insider" is someone who belongs to a particular company, club, or other organization and, because of their position, has access to information not available to the public or to outsiders.
   • A person with privileged or confidential information: The term often specifically refers to someone who has access to private, sensitive, or non-public information, especially within a business or financial context.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • According to company insiders, the merger will be announced next week.
  • The stock price rose sharply after an insider leaked news of the successful product trial.
  • As an insider, she knew about the layoffs long before the official announcement.

Advanced Usage

• "Insider information" or "insider knowledge": Confidential information known only to those within an organization.
  • Trading stocks based on insider information is illegal.
• "Insider trading": The illegal practice of trading on the stock exchange using confidential information.
  • The CEO was convicted of insider trading.
• "Political insider": A person who is deeply involved in and knowledgeable about the workings of politics and government.
  • He is a well-connected political insider in Washington.

Variants and Related Words

• Insiderism (n): The practices, attitudes, or culture characteristic of insiders; favoritism shown to insiders.
  • The report criticized the club's culture of insiderism.
• Insidership (n): The state or condition of being an insider.
  • Her insidership gave her a unique perspective on the industry's challenges.

Synonyms

• Member: A person belonging to a group.
• Affiliate: A person officially attached to an organization.
• Confidant: A person with whom one shares a secret or private matter.
• Initiate: A person who has been admitted to a group, often with special knowledge.

Antonyms

• Outsider: A person who does not belong to a particular group or organization.
• Layperson: A person without professional or specialized knowledge in a particular subject.

Related Phrases

• To have an insider's perspective/view: To understand a situation based on special, internal knowledge.
  • Her book provides an insider's view of the tech industry.
• Insider joke/insider humor: A joke that is only understood by people who have special knowledge about a particular situation or group.
  • The comedian's routine was full of insider jokes about life in the army.

Noun

1. an officer of a corporation or others who have access to private information about the corporation's operations