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bandit |
one who takes unfair advantage of others, esp. in business dealings; swindler; cheat. [1/3 definitions] |
beguile |
to deceive or cheat by using guile. [1/3 definitions] |
chess2 |
any of a variety of weedy grasses, esp. cheat. |
chisel |
to cheat or swindle. [1/4 definitions] |
con3 |
(informal) to cheat by trickery; swindle. [1/3 definitions] |
counterfeit |
made to look like something real in order to cheat people. [3 definitions] |
defraud |
to deprive of something by wrongful and usu. unlawful deception; cheat; swindle. |
diddle1 |
(informal) to cheat or swindle. [1/2 definitions] |
dishonest |
tending to lie, steal, or cheat; not honest. |
dishonesty |
the inclination to lie, steal, or cheat; lack of honesty. [1/2 definitions] |
double-cross |
(informal) to fool or cheat by doing the opposite of what one has agreed to do. |
euchre |
to outwit or deceive; cheat (usu. fol. by "out"). [1/3 definitions] |
finagle |
to cheat, trick, or persuade by deception. [1/3 definitions] |
fleece |
to cheat (someone) of money or property by fraud; swindle. [1/7 definitions] |
fraud |
a person who uses tricks or lies to get something; fake. [1/2 definitions] |
gimmick |
a secret device used by magicians to do a trick or by operators of gambling games to cheat, as by controlling a roulette wheel. [1/3 definitions] |
grifter |
a person who engages in a confidence game or a cheat in order to obtain money or property. |
gull2 |
to trick; cheat. [1/2 definitions] |
gyp |
(informal) to cheat, swindle, or defraud. [1/3 definitions] |
honest |
having the character of a person who does not lie, steal, or cheat. [1/3 definitions] |
prey |
to cheat or harm someone; to take advantage of another person. [1/6 definitions] |
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