"shlenter" meaning in All languages combined

See shlenter on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Etymology: From Afrikaans slenter (“ploy, scam, stroll, saunter”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|af|slenter||ploy, scam, stroll, saunter}} Afrikaans slenter (“ploy, scam, stroll, saunter”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} shlenter (not comparable)
  1. Fake, not genuine, counterfeit. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-shlenter-en-adj-oHx4iFum
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: schlenter, slenter

Noun [English]

Forms: shlenters [plural]
Etymology: From Afrikaans slenter (“ploy, scam, stroll, saunter”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|af|slenter||ploy, scam, stroll, saunter}} Afrikaans slenter (“ploy, scam, stroll, saunter”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} shlenter (plural shlenters)
  1. A fake, especially a fake diamond.
    Sense id: en-shlenter-en-noun-I98A1Je7
  2. A scam, ploy, fraud, trick.
    Sense id: en-shlenter-en-noun-UqcspNvO
  3. A scammer.
    Sense id: en-shlenter-en-noun-Co1C8Upb
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: schlenter, slenter

Verb [English]

Forms: shlenters [present, singular, third-person], shlentering [participle, present], shlentered [participle, past], shlentered [past]
Etymology: From Afrikaans slenter (“ploy, scam, stroll, saunter”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|af|slenter||ploy, scam, stroll, saunter}} Afrikaans slenter (“ploy, scam, stroll, saunter”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} shlenter (third-person singular simple present shlenters, present participle shlentering, simple past and past participle shlentered)
  1. (rare, transitive) To acquire in an underhanded way. Tags: rare, transitive
    Sense id: en-shlenter-en-verb-kxupLVPW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 3 16 11 43 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 15 5 14 15 41 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 4 11 13 52 10
  2. (rare, transitive) To scam, fool, deceive, trick. Tags: rare, transitive
    Sense id: en-shlenter-en-verb-9Hyu-Q-l
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: schlenter, slenter

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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