| Huvudsakliga översättningar |
| crook n | informal (criminal) (brottsling) | skurk s |
| | (brottsling, mindre brott) | bov s |
| | (ekonomisk brottsling) | svindlare s |
| | (svekfull person, även ej kriminell) | bedragare, skojare s |
| | The bookkeeper was a crook who had been stealing from them for years. |
| pretender n | (sb claiming a title) | bedragare s |
| | The prince was a pretender to the throne. |
| swindler n | (fraudster, cheat) | bedragare s |
| | | svindlare s |
| | A swindler has apparently been cheating elderly people out of their money in this neighborhood. |
impostor,
imposter n | (person posing as sb else) (person som luras) | bedragare s |
| | That man is not my husband; he is an impostor! |
| knave n | archaic (disreputable man) (vardagligt) | skojare, bedragare s |
| | (ålderdomligt) | skälm, kanalje s |
| | Watch out for the knave who lurks in the bushes at night. |
| impersonator n | (impostor) (lurande person) | bedragare s |
| | Someone tried to pose as me and empty my bank account! Don't worry, the impersonator was caught immediately. |
| charlatan n | pejorative (fraud, quack) | charlatan s |
| | | bedragare s |
| | Any doctor who claims that it's possible to lose a lot of weight very quickly is a charlatan. |
| faker n | informal (fraudulent or dishonest person) | bedragare s |
| | (vardagligt) | lurendrejare s |
| | Maureen fell for a faker, a man who married her only for her money. |
| fraudster n | (thief: confidence trickster) | bedragare s |
| | | lurendrejare s |
| | | förfalskare s |
| | The police arrested the fraudster for attempting to scam an undercover officer. |
| bilker n | (confidence trickster, fraud) | bedragare, svindlare s |
| | (vardagligt) | lurendrejare s |
| defrauder n | (swindler, fraudster) | bedragare s |
| | | lurendrejare s |
| | (vardagligt) | skojare s |
| fleecer n | slang, figurative (swindler) | bedragare s |
| | | svindlare s |
| | (vardagligt) | lurendrejare s |
gypper,
gypster n | pejorative, offensive, informal (swindler, fraudster) | bedragare s |
| | | lurendrejare s |
con man,
conman n | informal (male confidence trickster) | bedragare s |
| | (omodern) | bondfångare s |
| | | skojare s |
| | The con man persuaded the elderly lady to give him a cheque for £400. |
| con artist n | informal (confidence trickster, fraud) | svindlare, bedragare s |
| | | lurendrejare s |
| | They thought he was a Wall Street genius but really he was no more than a con artist. |
| sharper n | informal (con artist) | bedragare s |
| | (vardagligt) | bondfångare s |
| | The sharper used a fake ID to enter the private event. |
| fraud n | (person) | bedragare, lurendrejare, bluff s |
| | Erin's a fraud; she accepted that award, but someone else did the work. |
| sham n | (impostor) | bedragare s |
| | (vardagligt) | bluffmakare s |
| | The presenter of that TV diet programme claims to have a doctorate in nutrition, but really she's a sham; she bought the certificate online! |
| pretender n | (deceitful person) | bedragare s |
| | | skojare s |
| | The man is just a pretender; he has never published anything. |
| trickster n | informal (conman, crook) | lurendrejare s |
| | | bedragare, skojare, skälm s |
| | | bluffmakare, bluff s |
| | | charlatan s |
| | Don't believe the stories that trickster tells you; he'll only cheat you out of money. |
| goldbricker n | US, slang, figurative (swindler) | bedragare s |
| | | svindlare s |
| | | lurendrejare s |
| grubber n | (person: gets sth dishonestly) | lurendrejare s |
| | (bildlig) | girigbuk s |
| | | bedragare s |
| grafter n | (person: makes money dishonestly) (vardagligt) | myglare s |
| | | lurendrejare s |
| | | bedragare s |
| cowboy n | UK, figurative, pejorative, slang (dishonest trader) | lurendrejare s |
| | | bedragare s |
| | Don't be taken in by cowboys who make promises that are too good to be true. |
| rook n | (swindler) | svindlare s |
| | | lurendrejare s |
| | | bedragare s |
| | The rook tried to trick the old lady into buying a worthless clock. |
| cheat n | UK (cheater: person who cheats) | fuskare s |
| | | bedragare s |
| | | falskspelare s |
| | Ned has a reputation of being a cheat. |
| | Ned har ett rykte om att vara en fuskare. |
| rigger n | (manipulator, scammer) | svindlare s |
| | | bedragare s |
| | The rigger tried to trick the tourists at the night market. |