What is Grifter?
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I can't believe the most common definition has been left out.
A grifter is someone who swindles you through deception or fraud.
Synonyms include fraudster, con artist, cheater, confidence man, scammer, hustler, swindler, etc.
1) That grifter swindled me out of £250,000!
2) "The first rule of grifting is, you can't cheat an honest man."
-Quote from the BBC show "Hustle."
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A con artist that moves form one place to another with no real home. Similar to a drifter only they participate in fraud.
The family was shocked to find out that there relative was a grifter. Who took fifty dollars. and left the net morning.
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A grifter is a strategic gambler. Such strategy is used that it is almost not considered gambling at all.
Someone who can count cards while playing poker is known as a grifter.
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It is a very manly woman, who is very physically strong, stocky build or overweight, usually has excessive facial and body hair and is sometimes mistaken for a man.
The masculine appearance of a Russian female shotput champion means she can be described as a grifter.
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