Grifter

//ˈɡɹɪftɚ//

Synonyms for "grifter" (41 found)

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Closest matches (9)

Noun(9 words)

chiseler angler bristler bullshitter bunco artist bunco-steerer charlatan chiseller con artist

Strong matches (12)

Noun(11 words)

confidence artist confidence trickster conman deceiver defrauder dissembler fabricator flimflammer fraud fraudster gouger

conman

Related words (20)

Noun(19 words)

hypocrite lugger magsman mountebank phony pretender rook saltimbanco scammer shark-gull sharker sharpster slicker smooth operator snake oil salesman sneak spiv swindler trapan

swindler

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More general

6 entries

beguiler cheat cheater deceiver slicker trickster

Synonyms

2 entries

conman swindler

derived

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grifterness

derived from

1 entries

grift

related to

2 entries

con artist confidence game

Translations

4 translations across 1 languages.

Polish

4 entries

hochsztapler noun (Political "sell-out" perceived as lacking integrity)
hochsztaplerka noun (Political "sell-out" perceived as lacking integrity)
naciągacz noun (Political "sell-out" perceived as lacking integrity)
naciągaczka noun (Political "sell-out" perceived as lacking integrity)

Sample sentences

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Donald Trump is a consummate grifter.

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Oli London is a completely empty, soulless grifter.

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There's no bigger grifter than a monarch.

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Chloe Cole is a soulless, mindless grifter who says whatever she's paid to say.

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