41
cheat(noun, verb, person, sharp, fake)
40
swindler(noun, person, cheat, villain, criminal)
39
sharper(noun, person, cheat, deception, crook)
38
fraud(noun, person, cheat, swindler, mountebank)
38
impostor(noun, person, sharp, fake, cheat)
38
trickster(noun, person, cheat, crook, rascal)
37
charlatan(noun, person, sharp, fake, cheat)
36
crook(noun, person, fake, cheat, deception)
36
deceiver(noun, person, cheat, crook, rascal)
36
mountebank(noun, person, sharp, fake, cheat)
33
scoundrel(noun, person, cheat, swindler, mountebank)
14
tiger
12
predator
10
confidence man(noun, expression, idiom, man, crook)
9
fish(noun, type, species, classification, fish)
7
shrewd(adjective, sharp, smart, astute)
6
con man(noun, expression, idiom, man, crook)
6
dogfish(noun, fish)
6
sharp(noun, adjective, fake, smart, counterfeit)
6
hustler(noun, person, cheat, crook, swindler)
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