snake oil salesman en · NOUN
Meanings
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A swindler or grifter who sells worthless or fraudulent remedies, cures, or solutions such as snake oil, often an aggressive or showy manner.
She was dubbed a "modern day snake oil salesman" after she managed to swindle over thousands of internet customers.
- One who deceives people in order to obtain money from others: fraud, scammer, charlatan, huckster, conman.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| snake oil salesmen | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
mountebank · grifter · huckster · con artist
Synonyms
confidence artist · flimflammer · scammer · bunco-steerer · grifter · mountebank · shyster · conman · con artist · smooth operator · swindler · trickster · charlatan · shark-gull · saltimbanco · hustler · confidence trickster · fraud · slicker · sharpster · snake oil salesman · grifter · chiseler · lugger · snake · spiv · con artist · sharker · bristler · lugger · bunco artist · fraudster · duper · magsman · conman