| 释义 |
scammer, n. slang (orig. U.S.).|ˈskæmə(r)|
Also skammer.
[f. scam v. + -er1, perh. after schemer n.]
A criminal, esp. a petty crook or swindler; one who lives outside the law by his or her wits.
1972J. Wambaugh Blue Knight (1973) v. 69 You been a friggin' scammer all your life, fracturing every friggin' law you had nuts enough to crack. 1974Rolling Stone 26 Sept. 91/1 Trader Red was a dope smuggler, or skammer as he preferred to be called. 1980L. Sanders Tenth Commandment (1981) III. vii. 373 ‘You're good,’ he said, ‘but not that good. Never try to scam a scammer.’ 1982TV Times Mag. 19 June 9/1 There's a word for Stan [Ogden]..and you won't find it in a dictionary. The word is scammer. For the uninitiated, it means someone who practises the art and craft of the workshy.., ensuring oneself of a living wage without, heaven forbid, working. 1984N.Y. Times 25 Nov. (Long Island Weekly section) 29/2, I roll cigarettes, talk to mysterious strangers over the phone and try to outscam the scammers. 1989Internat. Business Week 6 Mar. 20/1 Costa Rica's growing popularity among scammers was scaring off legitimate investment. |