"confidence trickster," 1906, carnival and circus slang, probably an alteration of grafter (see graft (n.2); also compare grift). Gradually extended to "any non-violent criminal."
双语例句
1. Spenser was a sleazy grifter who said he had a lot of money.
斯宾塞是个庸俗的骗子,他说他有很多钱.
来自电影对白
2. Be careful not to be cheated by the grifter?
小心别上骗子的当!
来自互联网
3. Before becoming a grifter, Albert used to be a shoe salesman in the American Mid - West.
