Insider
[in-sahy-der] /ˌɪnˈsaɪ dər/
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.
/ˌɪnˈsaɪdə/
noun
1.
a member of a specified group
2.
a person with access to exclusive information
n.
“one in possession of special information by virtue of being within some organization,” 1848, from inside + -er (1). Originally in reference to the stock markets.
noun
A person who has special knowledge, authority, etc, because he is within or part of some privileged group: The insiders are saying that the President will veto it (1850+)
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