"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."
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. Spenser was a sleazy grifter who said he had a lot of money.
斯賓塞是個(gè)庸俗的騙子,他說(shuō)他有很多錢.
來(lái)自電影對(duì)白
2. Be careful not to be cheated by the grifter?
小心別上騙子的當(dāng)!
來(lái)自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
3. Before becoming a grifter, Albert used to be a shoe salesman in the American Mid - West.