grifter

[ grif-ter ]
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nounSlang.
  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.

Origin of grifter

1
First recorded in 1910–15; grift + -er1

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