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单词 cozener
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cozener


coz·en

C0712400 (kŭz′ən)v. coz·ened, coz·en·ing, coz·ens v.tr.1. To mislead by means of a petty trick or fraud; deceive.2. To persuade or induce to do something by cajoling or wheedling.3. To obtain by deceit or persuasion.v.intr. To act deceitfully.
[Probably ultimately (perhaps via Middle English cosin, fraud, trickery) from Old French cosson, middleman, trader, or obsolete Italian cozzonare, to cheat (from Italian cozzone, horse-trader), both ultimately from Latin cōciō, coctiō, dealer, perhaps of Etruscan origin.]
coz′en·er n.
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cozener

nounA person who cheats:bilk, cheat, cheater, defrauder, rook, sharper, swindler, trickster, victimizer.Informal: chiseler, crook, flimflammer.Slang: diddler, gyp, gypper.

cozener


  • noun

Synonyms for cozener

noun a person who cheats

Synonyms

  • bilk
  • cheat
  • cheater
  • defrauder
  • rook
  • sharper
  • swindler
  • trickster
  • victimizer
  • chiseler
  • crook
  • flimflammer
  • diddler
  • gyp
  • gypper
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