insider
/ɪnˈsʌɪdə
/noun
A person within a group or organization, especially someone privy to information unavailable to others: political insiders...
- Misuse of database information by insiders happens everyday, and there's little we can do about it.
- This is a government for the insiders, for political appointments and cronyism.
- The two women may share a political persuasion but insiders say their styles of leadership are very different.
Synonyms
member, staff member, member of staff, worker, employee, representative;
participant;
person in the know
informal one of the in-crowd
