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marginal man

noun

, Sociology.
  1. 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.

In the country the marginal man is the tenant farmer; or a working farmer, though he be the owner.

My own impression is that the life of the marginal man is social rather than literary.

The marginal man represents the value of all men in the community.

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