Gauner

Mane (Îngilîzî)

1. (informal, masculine, strong) petty thief, crook, racketeer
2. (informal, masculine, strong) sly, cunning person

Hevwate

Schurke

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Halunke

Schuft

Spitzbube

Schwindler

Betrüger

Ganove

Lump

Betrügerin

Schwindlerin

spitzbübisch

Hochstapler

Strolch

Bösewicht

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Dieb

Kerl

Schlingel

Unhold

Zuhälter

schurkisch

Tunichtgut

Haderlump

Übeltäter

Missetäter

Bauernfänger

Schlufi

Fötzel

Kleinkrimineller

Fallott

Gaunerin

Scharlatan

Kanaille

Schwindel

Schwindelei

Spieler

Steuerhinterzieher

Straßenjunge

Strauchdieb

Streber

Taschendieb

Täuschung

Tölpel

Tupfen

Verbrecher

Wirrwarr

wölfisch

Wucherer

Lausbub

Ränkeschmied

Lammfell

Werger

escroc

crook

swindler

schurk

schavuit

farabutto

furfante

dolandırıcı

zwendelaar

ellendeling

ploert

arnaqueur

rogue

boef

Zarava

Basel-Landschaft (de)

galgestrigg

Basel-Landschaft (de)

galgevoogel

Agahiyên ji hêla: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin

/ˈɡaʊ̯nər/

Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

Hevwate bi fransî: Grec

In summary

From thieves’ cant (Rotwelsch) Jauner, Joner (“gambler, cardsharp”), attested ca. 1500 alongside the verb jonen. Further usually derived from Yiddish יוון (Yoven/Yovon, “Greece”), from Hebrew יָוָן (yāwān), because Greeks were said to be skilful cardsharps (compare French Grec in this sense). The anlaut is due to hypercorrection based on the widespread Central German pronunciation of initial g- as /j/. The form was established by Lessing.