grifter

英 ['ɡrɪftə] 美 ['ɡrɪftɚ]
  • n. 骗子；小偷
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中文词源

grifter 骗子

来自graft, 受贿。引申义骗子。

英语词源

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."

权威例句

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.

来自电影对白

2. Be careful not to be cheated by the grifter?
小心别上骗子的当!

来自互联网

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.

来自互联网

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