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grifter
[ grif-ter ]
noun
- a person who operates a side show at a circus, fair, etc., especially a gambling attraction.
- a swindler, dishonest gambler, or the like.
Example Sentences
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.
Unsurprisingly, his favorite preachers are the "prosperity gospel" types, an especially shameless grifter style.
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.
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.
For the second time, this dangerous grifter and polarizing cultural thief will be centerstage on the bully pulpit.
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