Fiddle
Fiddle verb - To rob by the use of trickery or threats.
Usage example: conscienceless grifters who had spent their lives fiddling the naive
Rook
Rook verb - To rob by the use of trickery or threats.
Usage example: once you learn to recognize these swindler's tricks, no one will be able to use them to rook you
Mutual synonyms
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