in-and-outer

[ in-uhnd-ou-ter, -uhn- ]

noun

1. a person who is by turns in and out of a particular situation, condition, venture, investment, etc.

Word History and Origins

Origin of in-and-outer¹

1900–05; in and out + -er ¹

Example Sentences

None of us wanted to take the money, for if ever there was a rank in-and-outer, that horse was Strathmeath.

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Consistent racing was his cry and woe to the in-and-outer.

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An "In-and-outer" cannot hope to hold this excellent class of customers.

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For Denver was an "in-and-outer."

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