ganef
1
9.9
A person who steals or cheats others to take their money
- noun
- Offensive
:
ratero
- He was nothing but a ganef, always looking for ways to cheat people.
Examples
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We always steered clear of those ganefs who would try to trick us.
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A ganef.
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You're a ganef.
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The shopkeeper warned us about the ganef who had been stealing from the market.
Synonyms
153
3.9
A dishonest person who cheats or steals
is a more general informal label for an unscrupulous person rather than any criminal
16
9.1
A person who tricks others to get their money or things
covers dishonest behaviour more broadly, not only fraud for money
1
9.9
A person who steals from others or cheats them
is the same idea but without necessarily sounding angry or abusive
1
9.9
A person who steals from others
is the broader informal label not marked as chiefly US usage
1
9.9
A person who cheats people to get money
is the simpler informal term that can include many dishonest acts
1
9.9
A person who cheats others to get money or things
is the common modern informal word rather than an archaic term
9.9
A person who steals from or cheats other people
is the general informal term not tied to a specific language
How Serious
felon
175
5.5
- US
175
5.5
robber
186
1.0
186
1.0
burglar
110
1.4
110
1.4
ganef
1
9.9
- Offensive
1
9.9
pickpocket
19
4.2
19
4.2
pilferer
1
7.3
1
7.3
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word ganef comes from Yiddish and Hebrew ganav, which means 'thief'. So a ganef is someone who steals or a dishonest, cheating person.