a person who cheats others by means of a worthless ring which is supposed to be valuable.
| 单词 | θ146857 |
| 释义 | the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > defrauder or swindler > [noun] > confidence trickster > types of (8) ring-chopper1575 a person who cheats others by means of a worthless ring which is supposed to be valuable. ring-faller1575 = ring-dropper n. guinea-dropper1710 one who cheats by dropping counterfeit guineas. gambler1735 A swindler, a cheat, a trickster; spec. (a) = money-dropper n. at money, n. compounds 2; (b) a person who cheats at cards, dice, etc.; a sharper. Obs… money-dropper1737 a confidence trickster who drops a piece of money and then pretends to have found it, in order to accost and gain the confidence of the intended… ring-dropper?1780 a swindler who pretends to have found a dropped ring and then offers to sell it. pigeon dropper1858 a person who carries out a pigeon drop; a confidence trickster; also figurative. bunco-steerer1875 a swindler. |
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