hustler
noun[C]
mainlyUSinformaluk/ˈhʌs.lər/us/ˈhʌs.lɚ/someone whotriestodeceivepeopleinto giving themmoney
骗子a dishonest person
- cheatShe's a liar and a cheat!
- cheaterUSI wouldn't play a game with him - he's a cheater.
- crookMy dad says that used car salesmen are just a bunch of crooks.
- cowboyUKThe private security firm are just a bunch of cowboys looking to rough up anyone who crosses their path.
- fraudHe claims to be a doctor, but he's just a fraud without a medical licence.
- sharkThe landlord was a real shark, jacking up rents without relief.
offensive
aprostitute(=personwho hassexformoney):
妓女Thestreetwasfullof hustlers,drugaddicts, andpimps.街上满是妓女、瘾君子和皮条客。
Miscellaneous criminals
- arsonist
- artifice burglar
- bigamist
- bioterrorist
- black hat
- distraction burglar
- distraction thief
- drug dealer
- embezzler
- expropriator
- looter
- lowlife
- lynch mob
- man of straw
- money launderer
- shicer
- shoplifter
- small-timer
- smuggler
- snatcher
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Dishonest people