| Main Entry: | cheat |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who fools others |
Synonyms: |
bluff, charlatan, chiseler, con artist, confidence operator, conniver, cozener, crook, deceiver, decoy, defrauder, dodger, double-crosser, double-dealer, enticer, fake, hypocrite, impostor, inveigler, jockey, masquerader, pretender, quack, rascal, rogue, scammer, shark, sharper, shyster, swindler, trickster |
| Main Entry: | crook |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | criminal, thief |
Synonyms: |
cheat, filcher, knave, pilferer, purloiner, racketeer, robber, rogue, scoundrel, shark, shyster, swindler, villain |
Antonyms: |
law, police |
| Main Entry: | expert |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | master, specialist |
Synonyms: |
ace*, adept, artist, artiste, authority, buff, connoisseur, doyen, graduate, guru*, hot shot, old hand, old pro, phenomenon, pro, professional, proficient, shark, virtuoso, whiz*, wizard |
Antonyms: |
amateur, apprentice, ignoramus, novice |
| Main Entry: | fraud |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who is false, deceitful |
Synonyms: |
bastard, bluffer, charlatan, cheat, counterfeit, crook, deceiver, double-dealer, fake, forger, four-flusher, hoaxer, horse trader, impostor, mechanic, mountebank, phony, play actor, pretender, quack, racketeer, sham*, shark, swindler |
| Main Entry: | lend |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | loan, accommodate |
Synonyms: |
add, advance, afford, allow, bestow, confer, contribute, entrust, extend, furnish, give, grant, impart, lay on one, lend-lease, let, loan shark, oblige, permit, present, provide, shark, stake, supply, trust |
Antonyms: |
borrow |
| Main Entry: | master |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | expert, skilled person, female or male |
Synonyms: |
ace*, adept, artist, artiste, authority, buff*, champion, connoisseur, conqueror, doctor, doyen, doyenne, genius, guru, maestro, maven, old hand, old pro, past master, prima donna, pro, professional, proficient, pundit, real pro, sage, savant, scientist, shark, victor, virtuoso, whiz*, whiz-bang, winner, wizard |
Antonyms: |
amateur |
| Main Entry: | professional |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person prepared for work by extended study or practice |
Synonyms: |
adept, artist, artiste, authority, brain*, egghead, expert, hotshot, old hand, old pro, old war-horse, phenom, powerhouse, pro, proficient, pundit, shark, specialist, star, superstar, virtuoso, whiz kid, whiz*, wizard |
Antonyms: |
amateur, apprentice, greenhorn, rookie |
| Main Entry: | quack |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who pretends to be an expert |
Synonyms: |
actor, bum*, bunco artist, charlatan, cheat, con artist, counterfeit, counterfeiter, fake, faker, flimflammer, four-flusher, fraud, hoser, humbug, impostor, mountebank, phony, playactor, pretender, pseudo*, put-on, quacksalver, sham, shammer, shark, sharp*, simulator, slicker, whip* |
| Main Entry: | shrewd |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | clever, intelligent |
Synonyms: |
acute, argute, artful, astucious, astute, brainy, cagey, calculating, canny, crafty, cunning, cutting*, deep*, discerning, discriminating, farsighted, foxy*, heady, in the know, ingenious, inside, judicious, keen, knowing, on the inside, on top of, penetrating, perceptive, perspicacious, piercing, probing, profound, prudent, quick-witted, sagacious, savvy*, sensible, shark, sharp, slick*, slippery*, sly, smart, smooth, streetwise, tricky, underhand, up on, wily, wise, wised up |
Antonyms: |
foolish, frivolous, naive, stupid, unthinking |
| Main Entry: | swindler |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who cheats another |
Synonyms: |
absconder, charlatan, cheat, cheater, chiseler, clip, con artist, confidence artist, counterfeiter, crook, deceiver, defrauder, dodger, double-dealer, falsifier, forger, four-flusher, fraud, gouger, grifter, impostor, mechanic, mountebank, operator, rascal, rook, scammer, scoundrel, shark, sharp, sharper, slicker, thief, trickster |
Antonyms: |
philanthropist |