单词 | scammer |
释义 | scammern. slang (originally U.S.). A criminal, esp. a petty crook or swindler; one who lives outside the law by his or her wits. ΘΚΠ society > law > rule of law > lawlessness > [noun] > crime > a criminal or law-breaker > other types of criminal felon1297 misdemeanor1533 misfeasor1631 Alsatian1688 cosh-man1869 strong arm1893 street man1904 war criminal1906 Raffles1907 lone wolf1909 muscle man1929 single-o1930 hot rod1936 cosh1937 muscle boy1940 muscle1942 cosh-boy1953 cosh-bandit1954 slag1955 frightener1962 scammer1972 shonk1981 bail bandit1991 1972 J. Wambaugh Blue Knight (1973) v. 69 You been a friggin' scammer all your life, fracturing every friggin' law you had nuts enough to crack. 1974 Rolling Stone 26 Sept. 91/1 Trader Red was a dope smuggler, or skammer as he preferred to be called. 1980 L. Sanders Tenth Commandment (1981) III. vii. 373 ‘You're good,’ he said, ‘but not that good. Never try to scam a scammer.’ 1982 TV 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. 1984 N.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. 1989 Internat. Business Week 6 Mar. 20/1 Costa Rica's growing popularity among scammers was scaring off legitimate investment. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1993; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1972 |
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