ˈoutˌstander Sc.
[Agent-n. from prec. (sense 1).]
One who stands out in dissent or resistance.
| a 1670 Spalding Troub. Chas. I (1850) I. 153 To bring the Marques..and all vther outstanderis to cum in and subscrive thair covenant. Ibid. (1792) I. 223 He was a papist, and outstander against the good cause. 1900 W. Watt Aberdeen & Banff xi. 267 The only important outstanders from the subscription to the promise of canonical obedience. |