snake oil salesman
snake oil salesman noun: a swindler or grifter who sells worthless or fraudulent remedies, cures, or solutions such as snake oil, often an aggressive or showy manner.
Noun
snake oil salesman (plural snake oil salesmen)
- 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.
- Synonyms:
- bristler, bunco artist, bunco-steerer, chiseler, con artist, confidence artist, confidence trickster, conman, flimflammer, grifter
- One who deceives people in order to obtain money from others: fraud, scammer, charlatan, huckster, conman.
Synonyms of snake oil salesman
- bunco artist
- bunco-steerer
- chiseler
- con artist
- confidence artist
- confidence trickster
- conman
- flimflammer
- grifter
- lugger
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Forms of snake oil salesman
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Questions about snake oil salesman
- What does snake oil salesman mean?
- Snake oil salesman means a swindler or grifter who sells worthless or fraudulent remedies, cures, or solutions such as snake oil, often an aggressive or showy manner.
- What part of speech is snake oil salesman?
- Snake oil salesman is a noun.
- What is the plural of snake oil salesman?
- The plural of snake oil salesman is snake oil salesmen.
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