odd-man-out

odd-man-out
odd-man-out «OD MAN OWT», noun, adjective.
–n.
1. a person or thing left out of a group; a person who does not fit or belong in a group: »

He is an odd-man-out of his native world (Harper's).

2. a) the person singled out, as by tossing a coin or in some similar way, from among a number of people to perform some special act or service. b) this way of selection.
–adj.
left out or eliminated, especially for being different from the rest of the group.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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