English Explanatory Dictionary

shark-gull

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A confidence trickster; a person who preys on simpletons.

Word forms

shark-gull shark-gulls

Etymology

From shark (“to swindle; to trick”) + gull (“dupe; mark; sucker”).

Synonyms

conman sharker
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