# outsiders

Pronunciation: US say "owt-SY-derz" /ˌaʊtˈsaɪdəɹz/; UK say "owt-SY-duhz" /ˌaʊtˈsaɪdəz/

## Noun

1. Plural of outsider. — plural of outsider
   - Simple: Plural of outsider. Use this form when talking about more than one outsider.
   - _The committee rarely listens to outsiders who question its decisions._
   - _To the villagers, the travelers were outsiders who did not understand local customs._
2. A pair of nippers used to grip and turn a key left in a keyhole from the outside.
   - Simple: A small gripping tool used to turn a key in a lock from the outside.
   - _A thief might use outsiders to twist a key left in the lock from the hallway._
   - _The old locksmith reached for his outsiders when the key would not budge from the outside._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/outsiders (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).