Fiddle
Fiddle verb - To rob by the use of trickery or threats.
Usage example: conscienceless grifters who had spent their lives fiddling the naive
Thimblerig and fiddle are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Thimblerig" instead the word "Fiddle" as a noun or a verb.
Thimblerig
Thimblerig verb - To rob by the use of trickery or threats.
Usage example: had the feeling that I had just been thimblerigged by the sweetest-looking old lady
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Synonyms for Thimblerig
Fiddle and thimblerig are semantically related. You can use "Fiddle" instead the word "Thimblerig" as a noun or a verb.
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