petkuttaja — meaning in English
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English meaning
- conman noun A person who cheats or deceives others out of money or trust, typically through a confidence scheme.
- cowboy noun A person, especially in the American West, who herds and tends cattle, traditionally on horseback.
- fraud noun The crime of deceiving someone to gain money or an unfair advantage.
- scammer noun Someone who tricks people out of money through dishonest schemes.
- swindler noun A person who cheats others out of money through deception.
Senses
petkuttaja 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.
- cowboy A man who identifies with cowboy culture, including wearing a cowboy hat and being a fan of country and western music.
- fraud A person who performs any such trick.
- scammer (slang) A person who commits fraud by making dishonest scams and business deals: swindler, cheat, grifter.
- swindler A person who swindles, cheats or defrauds.
cowboy — full definition
- noun A person, especially in the American West, who herds and tends cattle, traditionally on horseback.
- noun Informal: someone who acts recklessly or without proper care, especially in business or trade work.
- verb To work herding cattle.
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