szélhámos

Hungarian

noun
Definitions
  • swindler, fraud, crook, conman a person who steals, lies, cheats or does other dishonest or illegal things, a criminal
  • (colloquial) rogue, humbug, impostor, phony an unreliable, insincere person

Etymology

Affix from Hungarian szél (wind, edge, width, side of something, borderline, side, the edge of something, perimeter) + Hungarian hámos (with harness), hám (harness).

Origin

Hungarian

hám

Gloss

harness

Concept
Semantic Field

Warfare and hunting

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Emoji

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