grifter

• n. 骗子；小偷

来自graft, 受贿。引申义骗子。

grifter (n.)

"confidence trickster," 1906, carnival and circus slang, probably an alteration of grafter (see graft (n.2); also compare grift). Gradually extended to "any non-violent criminal."

1. Spenser was a sleazy grifter who said he had a lot of money.

斯宾塞是个庸俗的骗子,他说他有很多钱.

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2. Be careful not to be cheated by the grifter?

小心别上骗子的当!

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3. Before becoming a grifter, Albert used to be a shoe salesman in the American Mid - West.

从事欺诈之前,阿尔伯特曾在美国中西部做卖鞋的生意.

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