hochsztaplerka meaning in English — conman, grifter

English meaning

conman noun A person who cheats or deceives others out of money or trust, typically through a confidence scheme.
grifter noun A con artist who makes a living by scamming or manipulating people.

hochsztaplerka 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.
grifter (colloquial, especially, _, internet) A manipulator or otherwise generally corrupt person who "games" a system, group of people, or other entity for selfish gains; especially of a political "sell-out" perceived as lacking integrity.

noun A con artist who makes a living by scamming or manipulating people.
noun Informally, anyone seen as exploiting a system or group of people dishonestly for personal gain, especially a public figure viewed as fake or self-serving.

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