афери́ст — meaning in English
aferist
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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.
- rook noun A large black European bird related to the crow, known for nesting in noisy colonies.
- swindler noun A person who cheats others out of money through deception.
Senses
афери́ст 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.
- rook A cheat or swindler; someone who betrays.
- swindler A person who swindles, cheats or defrauds.
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.