escroc — 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.
- crook noun A dishonest person, especially a criminal or swindler.
- scammer noun A person who commits fraud by making dishonest scams and business deals: swindler, cheat, grifter.
- swindler noun A person who cheats others out of money through deception.
Senses
escroc 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.
- crook A person who steals, lies, cheats or does other dishonest or illegal things; a criminal.
- scammer (slang) A person who commits fraud by making dishonest scams and business deals: swindler, cheat, grifter.
- sleiveen (Ireland, Newfoundland) A dishonest person; a trickster, usually from a rural area.
- swindler A person who swindles, cheats or defrauds.
crook — full definition
- noun A dishonest person, especially a criminal or swindler.
- noun A hooked staff, such as the one used by shepherds or carried by a bishop.
- noun A bend or curve, especially in a part of the body such as the arm.
- verb To bend something, especially a finger or arm.
- adj Australian/NZ informal: unwell, or of poor quality.