詐欺師 — 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.
- 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.
- phony adj Fake or fraudulent; not genuine.
- sneak verb To move quietly and carefully so as not to be noticed.
- swindler noun A person who cheats others out of money through deception.
Senses
詐欺師 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.
- deceiver A person who lies or deceives.
- fraud A person who performs any such trick.
- phony (informal) A person who assumes an identity or quality other than their own.
- sneak A cheat; a con artist.
- 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.