spiv

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الإنجليزية - التركية
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dolandırıcı
{i} vurguncu
tavcı
{i} yasadışı para kazanan kimse
{i} kirli para kazanan kimse
{i} karaborsacı
الإنجليزية - الإنجليزية
in Scotland Yard usage, a low and common thief
a flashy con artist, often homeless, who lives by his wits
a slacker; one who shirks responsibility
a smartly dressed person who trades in illicit, black-market or stolen goods
A spiv is a man who does not have a regular job and who makes money by business deals which are usually illegal. = wide boy. a man who gets money from small dishonest business deals
An individual who lives by his wits (rather than having regular employment)
a person without employment who makes money by various dubious schemes; goes about smartly dressed and having a good time
{i} petty thief (British Slang)
spivs
plural of spiv
spiv

    المترادفات

    sharper, chiseler, wide boy

    النطق

    علم أصول الكلمات

    () Perhaps from spiff, spiffy. 'Spiv' was the nickname of Henry Bagster, a Londoner arrested a number of times in 1904-6 for activities as described below, and may have been the archetype.
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