odd-man

[ od-man ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

, Sports.

noting or pertaining to a situation in which the players on one side outnumber those of the opposition.

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No one likes to be the odd man out, so join your fellow blue bloods at Chinooks.

Working for the Obama administration, Mattis has often found himself the odd man out—particularly when it comes to Iran.

Mitt Romney, Odd Man Out p. 294-295: Romney has no reticence about slashing at his rivals.

There was an awful bombardment between the two armies, and it was only a very odd man that got away without being wounded.

The odd man was out, and Pierre went out on the first toss of the coins.

Our verger and odd man about the church at Y—— (we took him over from our predecessor) could not read.

The great man let out a great big laugh, And to the odd man he talked down.

We three had to be content with the other room, and two beds; odd man out for the whole one.

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