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Synonyms of lugger

19 similar words

Another word for lugger is picker-up. Other synonyms of lugger are roper, runner, steerer, charlatan and con artist.

Synonyms and similar words for lugger

nounA person hired to locate potential customers and bring them to a gambling establishment.

  • picker-upA person hired by a gambling establishment to locate potential customers and bring them in.
  • roperA person hired by a gambling establishment to locate potential customers and bring them in.
  • runnerA person hired by a gambling establishment to locate potential customers and bring them in.
  • steererA person hired by a gambling establishment to locate potential customers and bring them in.

nounA con artist.

  • charlatan
  • con artistA person who uses confidence tricks to defraud or swindle people after first gaining their trust with a series of...
  • conmanA confidence trickster.
  • duper
  • fraud
  • fraudsterA person who carries out fraud; a swindler.
  • grifterA con artist; someone who pulls confidence games; a swindler, scammer, huckster, hustler, and/or charlatan.
  • hustler
  • scammerA person who commits fraud by making dishonest scams and business deals: swindler, cheat, grifter.
  • shysterSomeone who acts in a disreputable, unethical, or unscrupulous way, especially in the practice of law and politics.
  • snake oil salesmanA swindler or grifter who sells worthless or fraudulent remedies, cures, or solutions such as snake oil, often an...
  • snake figuratively
  • swindlerA person who swindles, cheats or defrauds.
  • trickster

verbSynonym of lug (“to drag or haul (someone or something, especially when heavy); to carry, to pull”).

Meaning of lugger

  1. noun Someone or something that lugs (“drags or hauls, especially something heavy”).
  2. noun A person whose job involves moving or pulling heavy objects.
  3. noun A person hired to locate potential customers and bring them to a gambling establishment.

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Questions about synonyms of lugger

What is another word for lugger?
Lugger has 19 synonyms on Word.ws, such as picker-up, roper, runner, steerer, charlatan, con artist, conman and duper.
What does lugger mean?
Lugger means someone or something that lugs (“drags or hauls, especially something heavy”).

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