Definitions
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. one who lives by persevering fraud; a pickpocket; a sharper.
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A Swell Mob
Kinds of thieves.
thief, sneak thief, burglar, cat burglar, picklock, puggard, robber, grave robber, piller, porch climber, prowler, larcenist and 133 more...
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Misdirector's Cut
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...sneaky, legerdemain, flimflam, unwittingly, clandestine, hornswoggle, sleveen, subversion, espionage, incognito, subreption, gank and 147 more...
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A Whiz Mob
Pickpocket lingo. Words culled from and inspired by this article. See also A Swell Mob and The Grifters.
working single o, cannon, mechanic, dip, wire, tool, shade, stick, stall, pappy, chump, moll buzzer and 54 more...
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chained_bear Lovely! Oct 15, 2008
whichbe One who lives by his wits, specially by swindling (literally "knight of industry"). (from WordCraft) Oct 15, 2008