流氓 — meaning in English

English meaning

• conman noun A person who cheats or deceives others out of money or trust, typically through a confidence scheme.
• scammer noun A person who commits fraud by making dishonest scams and business deals: swindler, cheat, grifter.
• sneak verb To move quietly and carefully so as not to be noticed.

Senses

流氓 is used for these senses in English:

• con artist A person who uses confidence tricks to defraud or swindle people after first gaining their trust with a series of confidence games; a scam operator, confidence trickster.
• conman A confidence trickster.
• scammer (slang) A person who commits fraud by making dishonest scams and business deals: swindler, cheat, grifter.
• sneak A cheat; a con artist.

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