bedrieger — meaning in English

English meaning

• cheat verb To break rules in order to gain an unfair advantage.
• crook noun A dishonest person, especially a criminal or swindler.
• deceiver noun A person who habitually lies to or tricks others.
• fraud noun The crime of deceiving someone to gain money or an unfair advantage.
• impostor noun Someone who pretends to be another person in order to deceive people.
• mountebank noun One who sells dubious medicines.

Senses

bedrieger is used for these senses in English:

• cheat Someone who cheats.
• crook A person who steals, lies, cheats or does other dishonest or illegal things; a criminal.
• deceiver A person who lies or deceives.
• fraud A person who performs any such trick.
• impostor Someone who attempts to deceive by using an assumed name or identity.

cheat — full definition

1. verb To break rules in order to gain an unfair advantage.
2. verb To be sexually or romantically unfaithful to a partner.
3. verb To deceive or trick someone, often to take something from them.
4. noun A person who cheats, or an act of cheating.

crook — full definition

1. noun A dishonest person, especially a criminal or swindler.
2. noun A hooked staff, such as the one used by shepherds or carried by a bishop.
3. noun A bend or curve, especially in a part of the body such as the arm.
4. verb To bend something, especially a finger or arm.
5. adj Australian/NZ informal: unwell, or of poor quality.

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