Synonyms of fakirs

fakirs

noun

plural of fakir

1

as in dodgers

a dishonest person who uses clever means to cheat others out of something of value

a traveling carnival that was run by fakirs preying on small-town rubes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dodgers
• cheats
• sharks
• sharpers
• swindlers
• phonies
• skinners
• chiselers
• tricksters
• defrauders
• cheaters
• scammers
• fraudsters
• confidence men
• adventurers
• ringers
• scamsters
• sharpies
• foxes
• trickers
• charlatans
• hoaxers
• fox
• mountebanks
• pretenders
• chisellers
• imposters
• cozeners
• bilks
• quacks
• fakers
• impostors
• bilkers
• finaglers
• humbugs
• fakes
• sneakers
• shams
• knaves
• phoneys
• rogues
• rascals
• sneaks
• bluffers
• schemers
• double-crossers
• pranksters
• blacklegs
• plotters
• gamesmen
• double-dealers
• wheeler-dealers
• slickers
• quacksalvers
• slicksters
• cardsharpers
• slyboots
• smoothies
• slicks
• cardsharps
• fast-talkers

2

as in frauds

one who makes false claims of identity or expertise

a fakir peddling patent medicines that were mostly liquor and sugar

Synonyms & Similar Words

• frauds
• fakes
• pretenders
• shams
• charlatans
• mountebanks
• imposters
• deceivers
• quacks
• fakers
• misleaders
• impostors
• humbugs
• phonies
• phoneys
• actors
• operators
• counterfeiters
• ringers
• hoaxers
• quacksalvers
• imitators
• dissemblers
• impersonators
• copycats
• skinners
• tricksters
• mimics
• poseurs
• sharpers
• swindlers
• dodgers
• scammers
• duper
• fraudsters
• feigners
• bluffers
• sharpies
• defrauders
• scamsters
• cozeners

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• adepts
• professionals
• experts
• masters
• virtuosi
• virtuosos
• authorities
• wizards
• maestros
• past masters
• aces
• maestri
• whizzes
• crackerjacks
• crackajacks