GRIFTER


Meaning of GRIFTER in English

/ ˈgrɪftə(r); NAmE / noun

( especially US ) a person who tricks people into giving them money, etc.

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WORD ORIGIN

early 20th cent.: alteration of graft (II) + -er .

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