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Schwindlerin — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • phony adj Fake or fraudulent; not genuine.
  • rook noun A large black European bird related to the crow, known for nesting in noisy colonies.
  • 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

Schwindlerin 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.
  • rook A cheat or swindler; someone who betrays.
  • 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.

phony — full definition

  1. adj Fake or fraudulent; not genuine.
  2. noun A person who pretends to be something they are not.

rook — full definition

  1. noun A large black European bird related to the crow, known for nesting in noisy colonies.
  2. noun In chess, a piece shaped like a castle tower that moves in straight lines, horizontally or vertically.
  3. verb To cheat or overcharge someone.

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