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grift

 (grĭft) Slang
n.
1. Money made dishonestly, as in a swindle.
2. A swindle or confidence game.
v. grift·ed, grift·ing, grifts
v.intr.
To engage in swindling or cheating.
v.tr.
To obtain by swindling or cheating.
[Perhaps alteration of graft.]
grift′er n.
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grifter

(ˈɡrɪftə)
n
informal US a person who swindles another out of money
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grift•er

(ˈgrɪf tər)

n. Slang.
1. a person who operates a sideshow at a circus, fair, etc., esp. a gambling attraction.
2. a swindler, dishonest gambler, or the like.
[1910–15]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.grifter - a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud
chiseler, chiseller, defrauder, scammer, swindler, gouger
card shark, card sharp, card sharper, cardsharp, cardsharper, sharper, sharpie, sharpy - a professional card player who makes a living by cheating at card games
clip artist - a swindler who fleeces the victim
con artist, con man, confidence man - a swindler who exploits the confidence of his victim
beguiler, cheater, deceiver, trickster, slicker, cheat - someone who leads you to believe something that is not true
welcher, welsher - someone who swindles you by not repaying a debt or wager
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Translations

grifter

[ˈgrɪftəʳ] N (US) → estafador(a) m/f, timador(a) m/f
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grifter

n (dated US sl: = swindler) → Gauner(in) m(f), → Schwindler(in) m(f)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
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