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{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "scam operator, conman",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "estafador"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "scam operator, conman",
"word": "engañabobos"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "scam operator, conman",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "trilero"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "scam operator, conman",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "svindlare"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "scam operator, conman",
"word": "dolandırıcı"
}
],
"word": "con artist"
}
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