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shark
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus
shark • noun See table. Sharks angel shark basking shark blue shark dogfish great white shark hammerhead mackerel shark mako monkfish nurse shark porbeagle requiem shark shovelhead thresher shark tope whale shark
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fish
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus
...lamprey lemon sole limpet lox lutefisk mackerel mahimahi mako (shark) monkfish moray eel orange roughy parrotfish perch pilchard...salmon sand dab sardine scrod sea bass sea bream sea trout shad shark skate smelt snapper sole sprat striped bass sturgeon sunfish...
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charlatan
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus
...fraud, fake, impostor, hoaxer, cheat, deceiver, double-dealer, swindler, fraudster, mountebank; informal phony, shark, con man, con artist, scam artist, flimflammer, bunco artist, snake oil salesman; dated confidence man/woman. See...
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octopus
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus
...nurseries and breeding grounds for a whole new ecosystem, including sponges, octopi [read octopuses ], shrimp, oysters, sharks, fiddler crabs, and man.” ( Christian Science Monitor ; Mar. 14, 1984.) Occasionally the pedantic octopodes...
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swindler
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English
swindler • noun done out of her money by a swindler synonyms : fraud, cheat, trickster, rogue, mountebank, exploiter; inf. con man, con artist, shark, bilker.
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accursed
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English
accursed • adjective 1. that accursed noise | those accursed loan sharks synonyms : hateful, detestable, despicable, horrible, foul, abominable, odious, obnoxious. 2. the witch and...
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cheat
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English
...partner synonyms : cheater, swindler, fraud, confidence man/woman, trickster, deceiver, double-crosser, crook, rogue, shark, charlatan; inf. con man. 2. win by a cheat synonyms : swindle, fraud, deception, deceit, trick, trickery...
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crook
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus
...cheat, scam artist, swindler, racketeer, confidence trickster, snake oil salesman; thief, robber, burglar; informal shark, con man, con, jailbird, hood, yardbird; Law malfeasant. 2. the crook of a tree branch synonyms : bend, fork...
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vulture
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus
vulture • noun these ambulance chasers are vultures synonyms : predator, shark, vampire, bloodsucker, profiteer, racketeer, opportunist, extortionist.
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trickster
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus
...cheat, fraud, fraudster; charlatan, mountebank, quack, impostor, sham, hoaxer; rogue, villain, shyster, scoundrel; informal con man, con artist, sharp, shark, flimflammer, grifter, scam artist, bunco artist, chiseler.
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