penipu
Pronunciation: /pəˈni.pu/
“penipu” is an Indonesian word. Its 9 meanings in English:
noun
- a person whose actions or words are dishonest with certain intention
- a person who defrauds or swindles others after first gaining their trust; con artist
- one who double deals; double-dealer
- a person who performs a trick for the purpose of unlawful gain; fraud
- a person who lies or deceives; deceiver
- a person who steals, lies, cheats or does other dishonest; crook
- someone who exploits others, for example by trickery, lies; shark
- one who practises deception by concealment or omission, or by feigning a false appearance; dissimulator
- one who claims to have a unique, special or supernatural skill; charlatan
Etymology
Inherited from Malay penipu. Equivalent to From peng- + tipu.
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