Gauner
derNouncrook; swindler
English translations
- 01
rascal
- 02
scoundrel
- 03
crook
Word details
- German meaning
- Eine Person, die andere betrügt oder täuscht, oft um finanziellen Gewinn zu erzielen.
- English meaning
- Swindler
- Synonym
- Betrüger, Schwindler
- German example
- Der Gauner versuchte, die alte Dame um ihr Erspartes zu bringen.
- English example
- The swindler tried to cheat the old lady out of her savings.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- der
- Singular Form
- der Gauner
- Plural Form
- die Gauner
Related words
- Gaunerei
Swindling
- gaunern
To swindle, to cheat
- Gaunersprache
thieves' cant
- ergaunern
To swindle, to obtain fraudulently
- rotwelsch
Cant, argot
- Schuft
Scoundrel
- Schurke
Villain
- Bandit
A bandit is a robber or criminal, often acting in a group and using violence.
- Galgenvogel
Galgenvogel is a derogatory term for a person considered incorrigible and doomed.
- Schlawiner
Rogue
- pikaresk
Picaresque
- Spitzbube
Rascal
- Muhar
Swindler, trickster
- Zechpreller
Diner who dashes without paying, welcher
- Strizzi
Crook
- Umgeher
Dodger
- Langfinger
Thief
- pikarisch
picaresque
- Winkeladvokat
Shyster
- Betrüger
Fraudster
- Schwindler
Swindler
- Strolch
Vagabond, Rascal
- Filou
Rascal, rogue
- Ganove
Crook
- Umgeher
Dodger
- Ganeff
crook, swindler
- erlügen
To obtain by lying
- Schieber
profiteer, black marketeer
- Halunke
Rascal
- Schlitzohr
Sly dog
Example sentences with “Gauner”
Der Gauner wurde gefasst. (The crook was caught.)
Frequently asked questions
What gender is Gauner?
It is a masculine noun (der Gauner).