escroc

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escroc

\ɛs.kʁo\

Where it comes from

De l’italien scrocco (« écornifleur »).

noun escroque · escroqueuse

Celui ou celle qui escroque, qui a l’habitude d’escroquer. Ce Mario Isolino, qui, simple escroc d’abord, était devenu, au moins par l’intention, un assassin.

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noun

In English

crook a criminal who steals, lies, cheats or does other dishonest or illegal things
scammer swindler, cheat
swindler person who swindles, cheats or defrauds
conman confidence trickster
con artist scam operator, conman
sleiveen dishonest person; trickster, sly, disingenuous

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"escroc." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fr/escroc. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

escroc. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fr/escroc

Chicago

"escroc." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fr/escroc.

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@misc{escroc_2026,
  title = {escroc},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/escroc},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}