Synonyms of rook
62 similar words
Another word for rook is fraud. Other synonyms of rook are fraudster, swindler, charlatan and fabricator.
Synonyms and similar words for rook
nounA cheat or swindler; someone who betrays.
- bamboozlerOne who bamboozles; a trickster.
- bullshitterSomeone who lies or exaggerates a lot, especially in order to preserve or enhance their reputation.
- cheat
- cheater
- cogger
- deceiver
- fabricatorA person who makes a fabrication of something; a counterfeiter or falsifier.
- fabulist
- grifter
- liar
- pseudologistSomeone who says falsehoods; a liar; a pseudologue.
- shammerA person who shams; a liar or faker.
- Spanish athlete euphemisticA bullshitter.
- swindlerA person who swindles, cheats or defrauds.
- trickster
- trucker dialectal
- bunco-steerer US, slangA swindler; a cheat or con-man.
- charlatanA malicious trickster; a fake person, especially one who deceives for personal profit.
- jackal
- chiseler
- cozenerAn imposter, a swindler.
- defrauderOne who defrauds.
- finaglerA person who finagles; a cheat or swindler.
- fleecerA person who fleeces; a swindler.
- fraudA person who performs any such trick.
- fraudmeisterA person who commits fraud for profit.
- fraudsterA person who carries out fraud; a swindler.
- humbug slang
- gyp
- pickpenny
- scammerA person who commits fraud by making dishonest scams and business deals: swindler, cheat, grifter.
- scamp
- schemesterOne who carries out schemes; a fraudster.
- sharperA swindler; a cheat; a professional gambler who makes his living by cheating.
- slicker
- spieler
- bouncer archaic
- cony-catcher obsoleteA cheat or sharper; a deceiver.
- crammer British, dated
- deceptor rareA deceiver (weaver of deceptions).
- falser obsoleteA deceiver.
- gabber obsolete
- guiler obsoleteA deceiver, a beguiler.
- losenger obsoleteA flatterer or deceiver.
- mocker archaic
- Scandaroon obsolete
- swike dialectal, obsolete
- treacher archaicA traitor or deceiver.
- wernard obsolete
- goldbrick US, dated
- gull British, obsolete
- landshark obsolete, slang
- trapan archaic, obsoleteA person (or occasionally an animal) that traps or tricks another into doing something that benefits them but harms the...
- trepan archaic, obsolete
nounA piece shaped like a castle tower, that can be moved only up, down, left or right (but not...
- castleA rook; a chess piece shaped like a castle tower.
nounCastle.
Meaning of rook
- noun A European bird, Corvus frugilegus, of the crow family.
- noun A cheat or swindler; someone who betrays.
- noun A bad deal; a rip-off.
rook in other languages
Questions about synonyms of rook
- What is another word for rook?
- Rook has 62 synonyms on Word.ws, such as fraud, fraudster, swindler, charlatan and fabricator.
- What does rook mean?
- Rook means a European bird, Corvus frugilegus, of the crow family.
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