Some groups have special words to designate someone who is not a member of the group. For instance, to a Jew, everyone who is not a Jew is a gentile. To a Catholic, every Christian who is not a Catholic is a protestant. To a Hispanic, everyone who does not speak Spanish is an Anglo--no matter if he or she speaks English or not. To an Amish person, everyone who is not Amish is English.
These are not the same as the words that are used to describe people and the groups to which they do belong. The "out-group" words are used to define people according to the groups in which they are not included. If you are reading this, you may be all of the above--a gentile--protestant--Anglo--English.
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