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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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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of grifter1

First recorded in 1910–15; grift + -er 1
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As a lifelong grifter, he can't help but keep returning to the site of a successful shakedown, and will drain a victim dry, as long as they keep complying.

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Unsurprisingly, his favorite preachers are the "prosperity gospel" types, an especially shameless grifter style.

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As evil as he appears to be, he also appears to many across the world as an aging grifter whose only redeeming quality is his single-minded resolve.

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He does seem to have undergone several personal changes, picking up mixed martial arts fighting, dressing like an obnoxious dudebro — complete with gold chains — and talking like a masculinity grifter.

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For the second time, this dangerous grifter and polarizing cultural thief will be centerstage on the bully pulpit.

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