artful knave

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• gazabo — ☆ gazabo [gə zā′bō ] n. pl. gazabos or gazaboes [< Sp gazapo, an artful knave, back form. < gazapatón, foolish talk, ult. < Gr kakemphaton, neut. of kakemphatos, ill sounding, equivocal] [Old Slang] a fellow; guy: often derogatory …   English World dictionary

• cunning — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Craftiness Nouns 1. cunning, craft, craftiness, canniness, wit; gumption; slyness, artifice, art; subtlety, finesse, maneuvering; diplomacy, Machiavellianism, politics; resourcefulness; Jesuitry;… …   English dictionary for students

• villain — villain, scoundrel, blackguard, knave, rascal, rogue, scamp, rapscallion, miscreant can all denote a low, mean, and reprehensible person utterly lacking in principles. Villain describes one utterly given to crime, evil, and baseness {are not made …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

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• joker — Synonyms and related words: Adamite, Artful Dodger, Casanova, Don Juan, Machiavel, Machiavelli, Machiavellian, ace, actor, artful dodge, artifice, astonishment, bad boy, bag of tricks, bamboozler, banana, bastard, befuddler, beguiler, being, best …   Moby Thesaurus

• cheat — I. v. a. Defraud, trick, deceive, dupe, gull, overreach, jockey, cozen, chouse, outwit, bamboozle, circumvent, delude, hoodwink, beguile, mislead, cajole, inveigle, gammon, impose upon, take in, swindle, victimize, practise on, entrap, ensnare,… …   New dictionary of synonyms

• Court Jester Hypothesis — The Court Jester hypothesis is a term coined by University of California, Berkeley professor Anthony D. Barnosky in 1999, that describes the antithesis of the Red Queen Hypothesis in evolutionary theory. It refers to the idea that abiotic forces… …   Wikipedia

• practical joker — Synonyms and related words: Artful Dodger, Casanova, Don Juan, Machiavel, Machiavelli, Machiavellian, actor, bad boy, bamboozler, befuddler, beguiler, booger, buffoon, bugger, charmer, counterfeiter, cutup, deceiver, deluder, devil, dissembler,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• shyster — Synonyms and related words: Artful Dodger, Philadelphia lawyer, Yankee horse trader, ambulance chaser, blackguard, bunco artist, bunco steerer, cardsharp, cardsharper, carpetbagger, charmer, con artist, con man, confidence man, crafty rascal,… …   Moby Thesaurus