figurative. Applied to a person, in various senses derived from the nature of the bird of prey: e.g. one who preys on others, a rapacious person…
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| 释义 | the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > a charlatan, fraudster > [noun] > a sharper, swindler (30) hawk1548 figurative. Applied to a person, in various senses derived from the nature of the bird of prey: e.g. one who preys on others, a rapacious person… huckster1556 transferred and figurative. A person ready to make his profit of anything in a mean or petty way; one who basely barters his services, etc., for… shifterc1562 One who resorts to petty shifts or tricks, or who practises artifice; an idle, thriftless fellow; a trickster, cozener, etc. Also with for. Obsolete. coney-catcher1591 A swindler, a cheat, a trickster; a perpetrator of confidence tricks; a deceiver. Also figurative. Now archaic or historical. sharker1594 One who ‘sharks’ or lives by cheating and dishonesty; a cheat, thief, swindler. shark1600 A worthless and impecunious person who gains a precarious living by sponging on others, by executing disreputable commissions, cheating at play, and… bat-fowler1602 slang. A swindler, a sharper who makes victims of the simple or credulous. Obsolete. guller1602 One who dupes or befools; a cheat. gull-groper1602 one who ‘gropes a gull’ (see 1). poop-noddy1616 A dupe, a simpleton. Cf. noddypoop, n. Obsolete. int1631 ? A sharper. shirk1639 A needy, disreputable parasite; one who makes a living by sponging on others, cheating at play, swindling, or the like; a sharper. = shark, n.2 knight of industrya1658 a sharper or swindler (French chevalier d'industrie). hockettor1672 a tricker, a sharper. biter1680 spec. A deceiver; one who amuses himself at another's expense; a sharper. (Obs. exc. in ‘the biter bit,’ a traditional quotation.) sharper1681 A cheat, swindler, rogue; one who lives by his wits and by taking advantage of the simplicity of others; esp. a fraudulent gamester. Cf. shark, n.2 duffer1735 A trader or pedlar, spec. a dishonest one who dupes others into buying inferior goods for a high price, e.g. by pretending that they are valuable… sharp1797 = sharper, n.1 diddler1803 A mean swindler or cheat; one who diddles people out of what belongs to them. chevalier of industry1807 chevalier of industry (French chevalier d' industrie also frequently used), chevalier of fortune: one who lives by his wits, an adventurer… flat-catcher1821 one who takes in simpletons; a swindler; also used of a horse. thimble-man1830 = thimblerigger, n. thimblerigger1831 A professional sharper who cheats by thimblerigging; also transferred one who cheats by means of tricks, or juggles with phrases, etc. thimblerig1839 = thimblerigger, n. riggerc1840 = thimblerigger, n. Now rare. chevalier of fortune1867 chevalier of industry (French chevalier d' industrie also frequently used), chevalier of fortune: one who lives by his wits, an adventurer… flim-flammer1881 spiv1929 A man who lives by his wits and has no regular employment; one engaging in petty blackmarket dealings and frequently characterized by flashy dress. sharpie1942 colloquial (originally U.S.). = sharper, n.1 2. shrewd1954 A shrewd or cunning person (see also quot. 1954). |
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