Insider

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Unadapted borrowing from English insider.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈɪnˌsaɪ̯dɐ/
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

Insider m (strong, genitive Insiders, plural Insider)

  1. insider (person with special knowledge)
    Synonym: Eingeweihter
  2. (informal) in-joke; inside joke
    Synonyms: Insiderwitz, interner Witz, Privatwitz
    Das verstehst du nicht. Ist ein Insider bei uns.
    You won’t understand this. It’s an in-joke among us.

Declension[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • Insider” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Insider” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon