Masculine
escroc
Meaning
- (masculine) crook (a criminal who steals)
- (masculine) baddy (evil character)
Concepts
charlatan
dishonest person
Ulysses_/Chapter_6
crookster
shepherd’s crook
Synonyms
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɛs.kʁo/
Etymology
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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