non-regulars
Not the usuals
Non-regulars are people who don't belong to the usual crowd or don't show up consistently.
A bar's non-regulars are unfamiliar faces rather than the loyal patrons the staff knows by name.
The non-regulars stuck out at the neighborhood poker game.
In military contexts, non-regulars are fighters outside the official armed forces—militias, volunteers, or irregulars.
Departures from expected patterns
- outliersExtreme data points
- exceptionsCases not following rules
- aberrationsDepartures from the norm
- deviationsDepartures from a norm
oddities · rarities · peculiarities · singularities · atypicals · one-offs · variations · inconsistencies
Armed opposition fighters
- mavericksUnorthodox, independent-minded people
- iconoclastsAttackers of cherished beliefs
- bohemiansUnconventional artistic types
- beatniksFifties countercultural rebels
hippies · radicals · dissidents · heretics · contrarians · renegades · free-thinkers · counterculture
Workers with reduced hours
- drop-insUnannounced visitors
- tempsBrief-term employees
- freelancersSelf-employed contract workers
- substitutesReplacements for originals
fill-ins · visitors · guests · walk-ins · hobbyists · dabblers
First to explore territory
- trailblazersThose who open territory
- visionariesThose who anticipate change
- inventorsCreators of new devices
- creatorsOnes who originate
originators · groundbreakers · pathfinders · disruptors · entrepreneurs · changemakers · revolutionaries · reformers
anomalies
Departures from expected patterns
- outliersExtreme data points
- exceptionsCases not following rules
- aberrationsDepartures from the norm
deviations · oddities · rarities · peculiarities · singularities · atypicals · one-offs · variations · inconsistencies · departures
rebels
Armed opposition fighters
- mavericksUnorthodox, independent-minded people
- iconoclastsAttackers of cherished beliefs
- bohemiansUnconventional artistic types
beatniks · hippies · radicals · dissidents · heretics · contrarians · renegades · free-thinkers · counterculture · anarchists
part-timers
Workers with reduced hours
- drop-insUnannounced visitors
- tempsBrief-term employees
- freelancersSelf-employed contract workers
substitutes · fill-ins · visitors · guests · walk-ins · hobbyists · dabblers
pioneers
First to explore territory
- trailblazersThose who open territory
- visionariesThose who anticipate change
- inventorsCreators of new devices
creators · originators · groundbreakers · pathfinders · disruptors · entrepreneurs · changemakers · revolutionaries · reformers · game-changers
non-regularsregulars
Habitual visitors
frequenters · habitués · fixtures · mainstays · stalwarts
non-regularsregulars
Habitual visitors
members · insiders · core group · inner circle · locals
non-regularsregulars
Habitual visitors
regular army · enlisted personnel · standing army · career soldiers
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