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gypster

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gyp⋅ster

  [jip-ster]
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–noun
gyp 1 (def. 3).
Origin:
gyp 1 + -ster

gyp

1  [jip] verb, gypped, gyp⋅ping, noun
–verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
1. to defraud or rob by some sharp practice; swindle; cheat.
–noun
2. a swindle or fraud.
3. Also, gyp⋅per  [jip-er] , gypster. a swindler or cheat.
4. Also called gypsy. an owner of racehorses who also acts as trainer and jockey.
Also, gip.

Origin:
1885–90, Americanism; back formation from Gypsy
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gyp 
"to cheat, swindle," 1889, Amer.Eng., probably short for Gypsy.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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