flimflammer en · NOUN
Etymology
From flimflam + -er.
Meanings
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A swindler; a con artist.
And “The Real McCoy” turned the story of the famous boxer Kid McCoy into the tall yet intimate tale of a flimflammer who slugged and conned his way to notoriety at the turn of the 20th century.
2008 June 29, Louisa Thomas, “Violent Love”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| flimflammers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |