diddler

ˈdɪdlər

Definition

Definition of diddler - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

cheat

Rare

person who cheats or swindles others

Rare

The diddler tricked them out of their savings.

fraudster

swindler

time-waster

Rare

person who engages in trivial activities

Rare

He's just a diddler, avoiding real work all day.

idler

loafer

slacker

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Origin of diddler

English, diddle (cheat) + er (agent suffix)

Examples of diddler in a sentence

Beware of the diddler in the market.
The meeting turned into a session for diddlers.
She called him a diddler for his endless procrastination.

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French:escroc, bricoleur, ...
German:Betrüger, Müssiggänger, ...
Italian:truffatore, perditempo, ...
Spanish:estafador, holgazán, ...
Portuguese:trapaceiro, preguiçoso, ...
Chinese:骗子, 闲散者, ...
Japanese:詐欺師, 時間を浪費する人, ...
Arabic:محتال, مُضَيِّع لِلْوَقْت, ...
Hebrew:רַמַּאי, מְשַׁחֵת זְמַן, ...
Russian:мошенник, бездельник, ...
Ukrainian:шахрай, марнотратник, ...
Hindi:धोखेबाज, फालतू काम करने वाला, ...
Bengali:প্রতারক, অলস ব্যক্তি, ...
Catalan:estafador, ociós, ...
Czech:podvodník, flákač, ...
Danish:snyder, dagdriver, ...
Dutch:oplichter, nietsnut, ...
Greek:απατεώνας, χασομέρης, ...
Hungarian:csaló, semmittevő, ...
Khmer:ជនឆបោក, មនុស្សដែលរវល់តែធ្វើរឿងតូចតាចឥតប្រយោជន៍, ...
Korean:사기꾼, 빈둥거리는 사람, ...
Persian:کلاهبردار, وقت‌تلف‌کن, ...
Polish:oszust, obibok, ...
Portuguese (BR):trapaceiro, ocioso, ...
Romanian:escroc, pierde-vară, ...
Swedish:bedragare, tidsfördrivare, ...
Thai:นักต้มตุ๋น, คนที่ทำกิจกรรมเล็กน้อย, ...
Turkish:dolandırıcı, oyalanıcı, ...
Vietnamese:kẻ lừa đảo, người lãng phí thời gian, ...

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