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marginal man
noun
, Sociology.
- a person who participates only slightly in the life of two cultural groups without feeling identified with either group.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of marginal man1
First recorded in 1925–30
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Example Sentences
We have heard much about the "marginal man," but the first concern of society should be for the bottom man.
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In the country the marginal man is the tenant farmer; or a working farmer, though he be the owner.
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My own impression is that the life of the marginal man is social rather than literary.
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The marginal man represents the value of all men in the community.
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