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outside men

outside men is the plural of outside man.

Meaning of outside man

Noun

outside man (plural outside men)

  1. An accomplice who locates a mark to be swindled by a confidence trickster.
    • Wilson and Haines concerned in actually obtaining the money, Flynn outside man […]1901, Proceedings of the Parliament of South Australia
    Synonyms:
    roper

Questions about outside men

What is outside men the plural of?
Outside men is the plural of outside man.

Words near outside men in the dictionary

  1. outside job
  2. outside jobs
  3. outside loop
  4. outside loops
  5. outside man
  6. outside men
  7. outside of
  8. outside passed pawn
  9. outside passed pawns
  10. outside the box
  11. outside voice

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