"bunco-steerer" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: bunco-steerers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} bunco-steerer (plural bunco-steerers)
  1. (US, slang) A swindler; a cheat or con-man. Tags: US, slang Synonyms: bunko-steerer Related terms: bunco booth
    Sense id: en-bunco-steerer-en-noun-7CrcBd5H Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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