Betrüger — meaning in English
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English meaning
- cheat verb To break rules in order to gain an unfair advantage.
- 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.
- fraudster noun A person who carries out fraud; a swindler.
- hustler noun A person who works energetically and resourcefully, especially to make money.
- impostor noun Someone who pretends to be another person in order to deceive people.
- pretender noun Someone who claims a right to a position, especially a throne, though the claim is often disputed.
- rook noun A large black European bird related to the crow, known for nesting in noisy colonies.
- snake noun A long, legless reptile that moves by slithering, some species of which are venomous.
- swindler noun A person who cheats others out of money through deception.
- trickster noun A mythological or folklore figure who uses cunning and mischief to outwit authority or other characters.
Senses
Betrüger is used for these senses in English:
- cheat Someone who cheats.
- deceiver A person who lies or deceives.
- fraud A person who performs any such trick.
- fraudster A person who carries out fraud; a swindler.
- hustler A charlatan, huckster, grifter, swindler, a scoundrel.
- impostor Someone who attempts to deceive by using an assumed name or identity.
- pretender One who puts forth a claim, or who aspires to or aims at something; a claimant, candidate, or aspirant; now, one who makes baseless pretensions.
- pretender A person who professes beliefs and opinions that they do not hold.
cheat — full definition
- verb To break rules in order to gain an unfair advantage.
- verb To be sexually or romantically unfaithful to a partner.
- verb To deceive or trick someone, often to take something from them.
- noun A person who cheats, or an act of cheating.