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View synonyms for grifter

grifter

[ grif-ter ]

noun

, Slang.
  1. a person who operates a side show at a circus, fair, etc., especially a gambling attraction.
  2. a swindler, dishonest gambler, or the like.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of grifter1

First recorded in 1910–15; grift + -er 1

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Example Sentences

To most of the world, billionaire Jeffrey Epstein is a convicted sex offender and a financial grifter.

Rep. Steve Stockman (R-TX) is a grifter and a wingnut, but is he possibly a felon too?

After a lifetime being raised by and working alongside his grifter father, Bob decides he wants out.

Of course, Bernard Madoff makes Mr. Ponzi look like a nickel-and-dime grifter.

In the story, she was christened “The Hipster Grifter,” because she preyed upon skinny-jeaned Williamsburg sorts.

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