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grifter

[grif-ter] / ˈgrɪf tər /
NOUN
swindler
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Your uncle was a grifter who spent his mother’s money.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 9, 2025

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.

From Salon • Mar. 13, 2025

Smyth’s case has similarities to Anna Sorokin, a grifter convicted in New York of paying for a lavish lifestyle by impersonating a wealthy German heiress.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 16, 2024

“I know you can be emotionally conned,” says Andrew Scott, who plays the grifter Tom Ripley.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2024

Low Key, who was a grifter from Minnesota, smiled his scarred smile.

From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman




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