Meaning of outside man | Babel Free

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An accomplice who locates a mark to be swindled by a confidence trickster.

Examples

“Wilson and Haines concerned in actually obtaining the money, Flynn outside man […]”

“When he is shown that he can steal⟳ something from the outside man with whom he has already had contact⟳ he will say⟳, "I don't feel⟳ that we should swindle him; he appears to be a nice chap."”

“For example, one person may have⟳ a specialty in cooling off the mark⟳, while another is able to lure in the mark⟳ with ease; these people may be referred to as the “roper” or the “outside man”.”

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