trilero

Spanish

Etymology

trile +‎ -ero

Noun

trilero m (plural trileros, feminine trilera, feminine plural trileras)

  1. thimblerig
  2. (by extension, Spain) con artist, conman (conwoman for women), confidence trickster, confidence man (confidence woman for women), cheater, cheat, diddler, gypper, sharper, trickster, thimblerigger
    • 2019 September 29, Jaime Rodríguez Soto, “"Para mí, Pedro Sánchez es lo más parecido a un trilero funambulista de la política"”, in El Periódico‎:
    • 2019 September 19, Javier Caraballo, “Tres aciertos del 'trilero' Sánchez”, in El Confidencial‎:

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