(~s)
If you describe someone as a ~, you mean that they skilfully control events, situations, or people, often in a way that other people disapprove of.
Jean Brodie is a ~. She cons everybody.
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(~s)
If you describe someone as a ~, you mean that they skilfully control events, situations, or people, often in a way that other people disapprove of.
Jean Brodie is a ~. She cons everybody.
N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012