Masculine

escroc

Meaning

  1. (masculine) crook (a criminal who steals)
  2. (masculine) baddy (evil character)

Concepts

swindler
crook
fraudster
imposter
cheater
rogue
con man
defrauder
diddler
con artist
goniff

charlatan

sleiveen
scoundrel
fraud
trickster
confidence man
cheat

dishonest person

ganef
ganof
gonif
scam artist

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gypster
sharper
bandit
chiseler
conman
criminal
deceiver
embezzler
gambler
huckster
hypocrite
liar
rascal
ruffian
shark
🦈
adventurer
swindling
toughs
trafficker
villain
🦹‍♂️

crookster

smooth operator

shepherd’s crook

Synonyms

arnaqueur
C2
tricheur
C2
filou
25k
fraudeur
48k
criminel
B1
fripon
35k
trompeur
25k
bandit
C1
charlatan
C2
coquin
C2
voyou
C1
aigrefin
imposteur
C1
truand
C2
hypocrite
C1

escroqueur

pègriot

gredin

arnaqueuse
36k
trafiquant
C2
fraude
C1
tripoteur
chevalier d'industrie
piège à cons
gueusard
larron
menteur
B1
pègre
C2
racaille
C2
🧑‍🤝‍🧑
Translations

estafador
truffatore
Gauner
imbroglione
Betrüger
Schwindler
timador
Hochstapler
dolandırıcı

απατεώνας

zwendelaar
lestofante
Schwindlerin
bedrieger
Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɛs.kʁo/
Etymology

Borrowed from Italian
Italian
scrocco
In summary

Borrowed from Italian scrocco, from Old High German *scurgo (attested in Old High German fiurscurgo (“fire-maker, stoker”); modern German Schurke, schüren), from Old High German scurgen.

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