gonif

• Substantiv jiddischen Ursprungs für einen Dieb, unehrlichen Menschen oder Gauner, oft als allgemeines Schimpfwort verwendet.

A noun of Yiddish origin referring to a thief, dishonest person, or scoundrel, often used as a general term of abuse.

1. Thief or ScoundrelC1informal

   A dishonest person, especially a thief or swindler, often used in Yiddish-influenced informal speech.

   Gauner oder Betrüger

   • Don't trust that guy, he's a real gonif.
   • My wallet disappeared at the market—I think there was a gonif around.
   • He was known as a gonif because of all his shady deals.

   Synonymecheatcon artistcrookknaverascalrobberroguescoundrelswindlerthief