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grifter
[grif-ter]
noun
a person who operates a side show at a circus, fair, etc., especially a gambling attraction.
a swindler, dishonest gambler, or the like.
Example Sentences
If a cannibalistic grifter catches little Ellie, you see his machete blade impale her.
In a wide-open land founded and fueled by grifters and fabulists, the woman who is allergic to B.S. is . . . not exactly queen, but a welcome visitor and useful friend.
As a lifelong grifter, he can't help but keep returning to the site of a successful shakedown, and will drain a victim dry, as long as they keep complying.
Unsurprisingly, his favorite preachers are the "prosperity gospel" types, an especially shameless grifter style.
As evil as he appears to be, he also appears to many across the world as an aging grifter whose only redeeming quality is his single-minded resolve.
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