An infamous person, a deceiver, charlatan, recreant.
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| 释义 | society > morality > moral evil > lack of principle or integrity > [noun] > dishonesty > dishonest person (15) shondc725 An infamous person, a deceiver, charlatan, recreant. makeshift1554 A person who is given to making shifts; a schemer; a shifty person, a rogue. Obsolete. roundabout1605 A devious, shifty person. Obsolete. rare. fraudsman1613 A cheat, a rogue. trickster1711 One who practises trickery; a rogue, cheat, knave. bug1785 derogatory. A contemptible or dishonest person. In later use chiefly: an annoying person; a pest, a nuisance. fly-by-night1796 One who flies by night; one addicted to nocturnal excursions (see also quot. 1796. Also slang, one who defrauds his landlord or creditors by… twister1834 One who or that which turns about, turns from side to side, rotates, etc. One who turns this way and that; figurative one who shuffles or… rigger1859 A person who fraudulently manipulates something so as to produce an advantageous result or situation. Frequently with distinguishing word specifying… shyster1877 ‘A lawyer who practises in an unprofessional or tricky manner; especially, one who haunts the prisons and lower courts to prey on petty criminals… crook1879 One whose conduct is crooked; a dishonest person, swindler, sharper. Originally U.S. colloquial. Now esp. a professional criminal or an associate of… heel1914 U.S. (originally Criminals' slang). A dishonourable, untrustworthy, or otherwise despicable person. Chiefly as predicate. wide boy1937 a boy or man who lives by his wits, esp. one skilled in dishonest practices or involved in petty criminal activities; cf. sense 13b. Subcategories:— world or behaviour of (2) |
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