Cheat
Cheat noun - A dishonest person who uses clever means to cheat others out of something of value.
Usage example: a cheat at cards
Fakir
Fakir noun - A dishonest person who uses clever means to cheat others out of something of value.
Usage example: a traveling carnival that was run by fakirs preying on small-town rubes
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Fakir and Cheat. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cheat/fakir
Cheat & Fakir. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/cheat/fakir>.
Fakir or Cheat. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/cheat/fakir.
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