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View usage for: (twɪstəʳ) Word forms: plural twisterscountable nounA twister is the same as a tornado. [US]Synonyms: fraud [informal], cheat, crook [informal], rogue More Synonyms of twister twister in British English (ˈtwɪstə) noun1. British a swindling or dishonest person 2. a person or thing that twists, such as a device used in making ropes 3. US and Canadian an informal name for tornado 4. a ball moving with a twisting motion twister in American English (ˈtwɪstər) noun2. a thing that twists ; specif.,a. a machine for twisting threads, etc. b. a thrown or batted ball that has been given a twist 3. US, Informal a tornado or cyclone Examples of 'twister' in a sentencetwister Definition a swindling or dishonest person (British) Synonyms hustler (US, informal) conman or woman (informal) con artist (informal) fraudster grifter (slang, mainly US, Canadian) chiseller (informal) rorter (Australian, slang) Additional synonymsDefinition a person who cheats He's nothing but a rotten cheat. Synonyms deceiver, sharper, cheater, shark, charlatan, trickster, conman or woman (informal), con artist (informal), impostor, fraudster, double-crosser (informal), swindler, grifter (slang, US, Canadian), rorter (Australian, slang), chiseller (informal), rogue, dodger, knave (archaic), rogue trader Definition a dishonest person The man is a crook and a liar. Synonyms criminal, rogue, cheat, thief, shark, lag (slang), villain, robber, racketeer, fraudster, swindler, knave (archaic), grifter (slang, US, Canadian), chiseller (informal), skelm (South Africa) He was condemned as a liar, cheat and deceiver. Synonyms liar, fraud (informal), cheat, fake, betrayer, crook (informal), pretender, deluder, hypocrite, charlatan, trickster, conman or woman (informal), con artist (informal), sharper, impostor, fraudster, swindler, dissembler, inveigler, mountebank, snake in the grass, grifter (slang, US, Canadian), double-dealer, chiseller (informal), cozener, rorter (Australian, slang), rogue trader - twirl
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Additional synonymsDefinition a person who acts in a false or deceitful way He believes many psychics are frauds. Synonyms impostor, cheat, fake, bluffer, sham, hoax, hoaxer, forgery, counterfeit, pretender, charlatan, quack, fraudster, swindler, mountebank, grifter (slang, US, Canadian), double-dealer, phoney or phony (informal) Definition a dishonest or unprincipled person He wasn't a rogue at all. Synonyms scoundrel (old-fashioned), crook (informal), villain, fraudster, sharper, fraud (informal), cheat, devil, deceiver, charlatan, conman or woman (informal), con artist (informal), swindler, knave (archaic), ne'er-do-well, reprobate, scumbag (slang), blackguard, mountebank, grifter (slang, US, Canadian), skelm (South Africa), rorter (Australian, slang), wrong 'un (slang) Definition a person who deceives or plays tricks The veteran trickster had made a fortune in his 40 years of fraud. Synonyms deceiver, fraud, cheat, joker, hoaxer, pretender, hustler (US, informal), conman or woman (informal), con artist (informal), impostor, fraudster, swindler, practical joker, grifter (slang, US, Canadian), chiseller (informal, rare), rorter (Australian, slang), rogue trader |