grifter
pronunciation
How to pronounce grifter in British English: UK [ˈɡrɪftə(r)]
How to pronounce grifter in American English: US [ ˈɡrɪftər]
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- Noun:
- a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud
Word Origin
- grifter (n.)
- "confidence trickster," 1906, carnival and circus slang, probably an alteration of grafter (see graft (n.2); also compare grift). Gradually extended to "any non-violent criminal."
Example
- 1. You talking about the grifter 's jinx ?
- 2. You want to be a grifter ?
- 3. He 'd been a grifter most of his life , a guy without a permanent address .