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insider

[ in-sahy-der ]

noun

  1. a person who is a member of a group, organization, society, etc.
  2. a person belonging to a limited circle of persons who understand the actual facts in a situation or share private knowledge:

    Insiders knew that the president would veto the bill.

  3. a person who has some special advantage or influence.
  4. a person in possession of corporate information not generally available to the public, as a director, an accountant, or other officer or employee of a corporation.


insider

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noun

  1. a member of a specified group
  2. a person with access to exclusive information
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of insider1

First recorded in 1820–30; inside + -er 1
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In a rug pull, insiders buy up a large share of meme coin tokens in advance and then dump them after the price soars, leaving regular investors with tokens that are essentially worthless.

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He also told me, apropos of conjectures about White House insider trading: “This particular kind of trading — hour by hour on tariff changes — doesn’t strike me as likely, but who knows?!â€

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"Had it not been for the windows," an MI5 insider reflected, "the place would have been shredded."

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The company has no plans to renew its lease and instead plans to leave by year’s end, said Disney insiders who were not authorized to speak publicly.

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Financial worries and disagreements about fundraising helped inflame the row that has engulfed the charity founded by Prince Harry, insiders close to former trustees told BBC News.

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