Hochstapler — 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.
- fraud noun The crime of deceiving someone to gain money or an unfair advantage.
- impersonator noun A performer who imitates other people, especially celebrities, for entertainment.
- impostor noun Someone who pretends to be another person in order to deceive people.
- phony adj Fake or fraudulent; not genuine.
- slicker noun A long, waterproof coat.
Senses
Hochstapler 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.
- fraud A person who performs any such trick.
- impersonator One who fraudulently impersonates another person.
- impostor Someone who attempts to deceive by using an assumed name or identity.
- phony (informal) A person who assumes an identity or quality other than their own.
- slicker (slang) A swindler or conman.
fraud — full definition
- noun The crime of deceiving someone to gain money or an unfair advantage.
- noun A person who pretends to be something they are not.