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| Main Entry: | opportunist |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | vacillator |
| Synonyms: | bounder, ingrate, carpetbagger, go-getter, timeserver, trimmer |
| Main Entry: | adventurer |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who takes risks |
| Synonyms: | charlatan, daredevil, entrepreneur, explorer, gambler, globetrotter, hero, heroine, madcap, mercenary, opportunist, pioneer, pirate, romantic, speculator, swashbuckler, traveler, wanderer, fortune-hunter, stunt person, venturer, voyager |
| Main Entry: | Machiavellian |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | scheming |
| Synonyms: | artful, astute, calculating, crafty, cunning, deceitful, devious, expedient, opportunist, shrewd, sly, underhanded, unscrupulous, wily, conniving, contriving, plotting |
| Main Entry: | rascal |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who is unprincipled, does not work hard |
| Synonyms: | beggar, black sheep*, blackguard, bully, bum, cad, charlatan, cheat, delinquent, devil, disgrace, felon, fraud, good-for-nothing*, hooligan*, hypocrite, idler, imp, liar, loafer, mischief-maker, miscreant, opportunist, pretender, prodigal, profligate, recreant, reprobate, robber, rowdy, ruffian, scamp, scoundrel, sinner, skunk*, sneak*, swindler, tough*, tramp, trickster, villain, wastrel, wretch, cardsharp, grafter, varmint |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | Artful Dodger |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | young thief |
| Synonyms: | opportunist, crafty fellow, crafty rascal, dodger, smoothie |
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