"out-and-outer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: out-and-outers [plural]
Etymology: out and out + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|out and out|er}} out and out + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} out-and-outer (plural out-and-outers)
  1. (informal, dated) A first-rate fellow. Tags: dated, informal
    Sense id: en-out-and-outer-en-noun--zwRPkU8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er

Inflected forms

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