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grifter

[grif-ter] / ˈgrɪf tər /
NOUN
swindler
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He was a grifter who spent your grandmother’s money, tried to spend your inheritance and his wife is continuing that not-so-grand tradition.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 9, 2025

Below that, thousands of comments tumbled in, calling him a terrorist and a grifter.

From Salon • Aug. 24, 2025

“I know you can be emotionally conned,” says Andrew Scott, who plays the grifter Tom Ripley.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2024

They met in 2017, on the set of the third season of “Fargo,” co-starring as Ray Stussy, a hapless parole officer, and Nikki Swango, his grifter sweetheart.

From New York Times • Mar. 31, 2024

Low Key, who was a grifter from Minnesota, smiled his scarred smile.

From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman




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