escroquer

Meaning

to swindle

Concepts

swindle
defraud
con
cheat
diddle
bilk
finagle
deceive
trick
gyp
do
nobble
rook
scam
short-change
shoulder
victimize
wangle
hornswoggle

carry on one’s shoulder

swiftboat
bamboozle

cony-catch

bunco
cadge
dupe
embezzle
fleece
gip
goldbrick
manage
misappropriate
mulct
Synonyms

arnaquer
C2
duper
C2
truander
rouler
B2
tromper
B2
entuber
20k
blouser
frauder

filouter

estamper
refaire
B2
tricher
C1
piquer
B2
par
A1
réussir
B2
soutirer
C2
tirer
A2
arnaque
C1
flouer
gruger
racketter
truquer
27k

charger sur l’épaule

entourloupe
31k

se faire pistonner

à
A1
entourlouper
abuser
C2
arracher
B2
capter
C2
doubler
C1
élire
C2
extorquer
27k
fourberie
46k
gérer
B1
intriguer
léser
magouiller
marchander
C2
Translations

timar
estafar
betrügen
truffare
dolandırmak
oplichten
defraudar
zwendelen
estafar
bescheißen

anschmieren

defraudar

übervorteilen

εξαπατώ

hereinlegen
Frequency

23k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɛs.kʁɔ.ke/
Etymology

Borrowed from Italian
Italian
scroccare
Cognate with English
English
crook
In summary

Borrowed from Italian scroccare, from Italian crocco, of Germanic origin. By surface analysis, escroc + -er. Cognate with English crook.

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