hochsztapler

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Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Hochstapler.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xɔxˈʂta.plɛr/
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  • Rhymes: -aplɛr
  • Syllabification: hoch‧szta‧pler

Noun

hochsztapler m pers (female equivalent hochsztaplerka, related adjective hochsztaplerski)

  1. blagger, charlatan, con artist, grifter, huckster, hustler, mountebank, scammer, scrounger, swindler (someone who pulls confidence games)
    Synonym: naciągacz
    Hypernym: oszust

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Further reading

  • hochsztapler in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • hochsztapler in Polish dictionaries at PWN