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10 Language-to-English Dictionariestruffatore
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /truf.faˈto.re/
"Il truffatore ha ingannato molti clienti anziani."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person who defrauds or cheats others out of money or possessions, typically by using clever deception or trickery.
"The smooth-talking swindler managed to convince investors to hand over their life savings for a fake real estate project." - 2
Someone who obtains valuables under false pretenses.
"Police finally caught up with the notorious financial swindler after years of international evasion."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the 18th-century English verb 'swindle', which originated from the German 'schwindeln' (to cheat, or originally to be dizzy/giddy). The suffix '-er' was added to denote a person who performs the action, entering standard English usage around the late 1700s during a period of rising commercial fraud.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Swindler" is said worldwide
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escroc
Transliteration: /ɛs.kʁo/
"L'escroc a été arrêté par la police."
Betrüger
Transliteration: /bəˈtʁyːɡɐ/
"Der Betrüger wurde zu einer Haftstrafe verurteilt."
truffatore
Transliteration: /truf.faˈto.re/
"Il truffatore ha ingannato molti clienti anziani."
estafador
Transliteration: /es.ta.faˈðoɾ/
"El estafador huyó con todo el dinero."
vigarista
Transliteration: /vi.ɡaˈɾis.tɐ/
"O vigarista foi descoberto pela polícia."
धोखाधड़ी करने वाला
Transliteration: dhokhadhadi karne wala
"वह शातिर धोखेबाज लोगों को ठगता है।"
骗子
Transliteration: piàn zi
"这个骗子卷款潜逃了。"
사기꾼
Transliteration: sagi-kkun
"경찰이 악랄한 사기꾼을 체포했습니다."
詐欺師
Transliteration: sagishi
"その詐欺師は多額の金を盗んで逃げた。"
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