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insider
A person who, because they belong to a particular group, company, or organization, has special, often confidential knowledge that is not accessible to outsiders.
Ein Insider aus dem Ministerium gab den entscheidenden Hinweis an die Journalisten.
An insider from the ministry gave the decisive tip to the journalists.
The word 'Insider' comes from English and is made up of 'inside' and the ending '-er' for a person. So it literally describes someone who is 'inside' an organization or group.
Nur ein Insider konnte von den geheimen Plänen wissen.
Only an insider could have known about the secret plans.
To say which group an insider belongs to, you usually use the prepositions 'aus' (from) or 'von' (from/of), followed by a dative.
Ein Insider aus der Finanzbranche warnte vor der Krise.
An insider from the financial sector warned about the crisis.
The word 'Insider' is often used as the first part of compound nouns to describe special knowledge. Typical examples are 'Insiderwissen' (insider knowledge), 'Insidertipp' (insider tip), and 'Insiderhandel' (insider trading).
Mit seinem Insidertipp hat er uns sehr geholfen.
His insider tip helped us a lot.
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Quelle refers to a person in their role as the origin of journalistic information. Insider, by contrast, emphasizes that the person possesses confidential knowledge through their membership in a company or group. The same person can therefore be both a Quelle and an Insider, but the perspective is different.
Der anonyme Insider kannte die internen Zahlen durch seine Arbeit in der Firma.
The anonymous insider knew the internal figures through his work at the company.
Die anonyme Quelle gab der Zeitung interne Zahlen aus der Firma.
The anonymous source gave the newspaper internal figures from the company.
