Shafter Meaning in English

word

US

ˈʃæf.tɚ

SHAF-ter

UK

ˈʃɑːf.tə

SHAHF-tuh

التعريف

An informal and rarely used term meaning a person who tricks or deceives others, especially for personal benefit.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Very rare in modern usage and sounds slangy or humorous. Similar to 'cheater' or 'con artist,' but almost never used in formal writing. Not standard English; it's very colloquial and may not be understood by everyone.

• Spanish: persona que engaña - estafador (informal)
• Portuguese (BR): trapaceiro (informal) - enganador
• Portuguese (PT): trapaceiro (informal) - burlão
• Chinese (Simplified): 欺骗者 (非正式) - 骗子
• Chinese (Traditional): 欺騙者 (非正式) - 騙子
• Hindi: धोखेबाज़ (अनौपचारिक) - ठग
• Arabic: مخادع (عامية) - نصاب
• Bengali: ঠকবাজ - প্রতারক
• Russian: обманщик - жулик
• Japanese: 詐欺師（さぎし） - ごまかし屋
• Vietnamese: kẻ lừa đảo - kẻ bịp bợm
• Korean: 사기꾼 - 속임수를 쓰는 사람
• Turkish: dolandırıcı - üçkağıtçı
• Urdu: دھوکہ باز - فریبی
• Indonesian: penipu - orang licik

جمل نموذجية

Don't trust him; he's a shafter.

basic

A shafter always looks for someone new to trick.

basic

If you act like a shafter, people won't trust you.

basic

Everybody knows Jake's a shafter—he's always running some scheme.

natural

I got scammed by a total shafter online last week.

natural

Careful in poker—not every shafter is easy to spot.

natural