shark-gull
shark-gull · shark-gulls
A confidence tricksterA confidence trickster; a person who preys on simpletons.
Meaning
1 senses(obsolete)A confidence trickster; a person who preys on simpletons.
Origin
From shark (“to swindle; to trick”) + gull (“dupe; mark; sucker”).From shark (“to swindle; to trick”) + gull (“dupe; mark; sucker”).
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Forms
plural: shark-gulls| Singular | shark-gull |
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