1 \ fə-ˈkir , fä- , fa- ; ˈfā-kər \
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Synonyms
bilk, bilker, cheat, cheater, chiseler (or chiseller), confidence man, cozener, defrauder, dodger, finagler, fraudster [chiefly British], hoaxer, scammer, scamster, shark, sharper, sharpie (or sharpy), skinner, swindler, tricker, trickster
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1609, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Arabic faqīr, literally, poor man
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