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Meaning of outside man | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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”.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

outside of outside passed pawn outside the box outside voice outside woman outside work