gypstern.

Brit.

/ˈdʒɪpstə/, U.S.

/ˈdʒɪpstər/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: gyp n.², gyp v., -ster suffix.

Etymology: < either gyp n.² or gyp v. + -ster suffix.

U.S. slang.

A person, esp. a trader, who defrauds or cheats others; a swindler, a con artist. Also with modifying word denoting a particular trade.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > defrauder or swindler > [noun]

feature14..

frauderc1475

prowler1519

lurcher1528

defrauder1552

frauditor1553

taker-upc1555

verserc1555

fogger1564

Jack-in-the-box1570

gilenyer1590

foist1591

rutter1591

crossbiter1592

sharker1594

shark1600

bat-fowler1602

cheater1606

foister1610

operator1611

fraudsman1613

projector1615

smoke-sellera1618

decoy1618

firkera1626

scandaroon1631

snapa1640

cunning shaver1652

knight of industrya1658

chouse1658

cheat1664

sharper1681

jockey1683

rooker1683

fool-finder1685

rookster1697

sheep-shearer1699

bubbler1720

gyp1728

bite1742

swindler1770

pigeon1780

mace1781

gouger1790

needle1790

fly-by-night1796

sharp1797

skinner1797

diddler1803

mace cove1811

mace-gloak1819

macer1819

flat-catcher1821

moonlight wanderer1823

burner1838

Peter Funk1840

Funk1842

pigeoner1849

maceman1850

bester1856

fiddler1857

highway robber1874

bunco-steerer1875

swizzler1876

forty1879

flim-flammer1881

chouser1883

take-down1888

highbinder1890

fraud1895

Sam Slick1897

grafter1899

come-on1905

verneuker1905

gypster1917

chiseller1918

tweedler1925

rorter1926

gazumper1932

chizzer1935

sharpie1942

sharpster1942

slick1959

slickster1965

rip-off artist1968

shonky1970

rip-off merchant1971

1917 Amer. Motorist Jan. 47/1 Try no rushing in where the angels fear to go. If you are unwise enough to do this rushing thing [i.e. when buying a second-hand car], you will be both quickly and expensively taught that the angels knew more than you ever dreamed about motorgyps—hence the angelic askansness where the gypsters were concerned.

1969 Winchester (Mass.) Star 3 Apr. b1/2 The peddlers who prey on suburban homeowners include the roofing gypster who comes to the door with a handful of shingles he claims fell from the homeowner's roof;..the house-painting gypster and the phony furnace repairman.

2012 D. Nasaw Patriarch xii. 227 While bucket-shop gypsters and charlatans fleeced the public by making false claims about their stocks, seemingly reputable corporate directors..had done more damage still.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	gypster
释义	gypstern. Brit. /ˈdʒɪpstə/, U.S. /ˈdʒɪpstər/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: gyp n.², gyp v., -ster suffix. Etymology: < either gyp n.² or gyp v. + -ster suffix. U.S. slang. A person, esp. a trader, who defrauds or cheats others; a swindler, a con artist. Also with modifying word denoting a particular trade. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > defrauder or swindler > [noun] feature14.. frauderc1475 prowler1519 lurcher1528 defrauder1552 frauditor1553 taker-upc1555 verserc1555 fogger1564 Jack-in-the-box1570 gilenyer1590 foist1591 rutter1591 crossbiter1592 sharker1594 shark1600 bat-fowler1602 cheater1606 foister1610 operator1611 fraudsman1613 projector1615 smoke-sellera1618 decoy1618 firkera1626 scandaroon1631 snapa1640 cunning shaver1652 knight of industrya1658 chouse1658 cheat1664 sharper1681 jockey1683 rooker1683 fool-finder1685 rookster1697 sheep-shearer1699 bubbler1720 gyp1728 bite1742 swindler1770 pigeon1780 mace1781 gouger1790 needle1790 fly-by-night1796 sharp1797 skinner1797 diddler1803 mace cove1811 mace-gloak1819 macer1819 flat-catcher1821 moonlight wanderer1823 burner1838 Peter Funk1840 Funk1842 pigeoner1849 maceman1850 bester1856 fiddler1857 highway robber1874 bunco-steerer1875 swizzler1876 forty1879 flim-flammer1881 chouser1883 take-down1888 highbinder1890 fraud1895 Sam Slick1897 grafter1899 come-on1905 verneuker1905 gypster1917 chiseller1918 tweedler1925 rorter1926 gazumper1932 chizzer1935 sharpie1942 sharpster1942 slick1959 slickster1965 rip-off artist1968 shonky1970 rip-off merchant1971 1917 Amer. Motorist Jan. 47/1 Try no rushing in where the angels fear to go. If you are unwise enough to do this rushing thing [i.e. when buying a second-hand car], you will be both quickly and expensively taught that the angels knew more than you ever dreamed about motorgyps—hence the angelic askansness where the gypsters were concerned. 1969 Winchester (Mass.) Star 3 Apr. b1/2 The peddlers who prey on suburban homeowners include the roofing gypster who comes to the door with a handful of shingles he claims fell from the homeowner's roof;..the house-painting gypster and the phony furnace repairman. 2012 D. Nasaw Patriarch xii. 227 While bucket-shop gypsters and charlatans fleeced the public by making false claims about their stocks, seemingly reputable corporate directors..had done more damage still. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1917
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