grifter
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tər 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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grifter
"confidence trickster," 1915, carnival and circus slang, probably an alteration of grafter (see graft (n.)). Gradually extended to "any non-violent criminal."
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Grifter
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
Example sentences
As the amiable grifter with an iron ego, he projects a distinctly bouncy likable personality into an unusual role.
In his cross-examination, he proceeded to portray her as a lying grifter.
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