(さぎし)

さぎし
noun
swindler, con artist
1. swindler, con artist, fraud
A person who deceives others to obtain money or valuables through dishonest means.
詐欺師(さぎし)(だま)された。
I was deceived by a con artist.
(かれ)詐欺師(さぎし)として逮捕(たいほ)された。
He was arrested as a swindler.
詐欺師(さぎし)(たく)みな話術(わじゅつ)(ひと)(だま)す。
Con artists deceive people with skillful rhetoric.

詐欺師(さぎし) is a strongly negative term.

WORD FORMATION:
詐欺(さぎ) (fraud, swindle) + () (master, expert)

RELATED TERMS:

  • 詐欺(さぎ): fraud, swindle
  • 詐欺(さぎ)(ざい): fraud crime
  • ()()詐欺(さぎ): bank transfer scam