Grifters

Word GRIFTERS
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What do we mean by grifters?

A con artist; someone who pulls confidence games.

A Grifter, is somebody who can influence anybody, anywhere, at anytime, into doing whatever they choose to have them do, that will result in the grifter's personal gain. Usually monetary, but really anything that benefits him or her somehow. It's absolutely NOT all of these technical things that puts this person in a specific box or particular "genre" of criminal. This person can literally become anyone or anything they want to. Not nessecarily sociopathic, but I'm sure it helps to be dead inside. Learning other people and how they react to any given situation is a must, because that is the core of what a grifter is: a student of human behavior. And once they have that mastered, the world is their playground. Con artist, scam artist, Only a real grifter will leave a person thinking that they achieved exactly what they wanted to get out of whatever endeavor was initiated by the grifter. I read other definitions and people said things like "they don't have a home of their own and they move around from place to place"... I'm sure this CAN be true, in some circumstances. But again, You cannot pigeonhole a real grifter. They can be whoever they want to be, and that includes a person who has a normal life, In their own home. Someone has been watching way too many movies, and the stylized depiction of a "professional" con artist, is way way too romantic for what happens in the real world. Grifter's are operators that are on the highest level of running the con game on people. Urban Dictionary

I can't believe the most common definition has been left out. A grifter is someone who swindles you through deception or fraud. Synonyms include fraudster, con artist, cheater, confidence man, scammer, hustler, swindler, etc. Urban Dictionary

A manipulator or otherwise generally corrupt person who "games" a system, group of people, or other entity for selfish gains; especially of a political "sell-out" perceived as lacking integrity. Urban Dictionary

1)A confidence man/woman. The term was used by professional con artists in the 19th and 20th centuries to describe people in their profession. The Grifters, a 1963 noir fiction novel by Jim Thompson, portrayed a family of grifters who are all emotionally managed. . The characters describe being "on the grift" the way someone else might describe drinking and drugs. "I can stop any time I want," says Roy to his mother. . 2) (modern) A sell out in the political opinion world. This noun is increasingly used by progressives (and some conservatives) to describe people such as Candace Owens and other opinion makers whose conservatism is seen as facile and inorganic, born mostly out of of a need for corporate funding than actual convictions. Urban Dictionary

A semi-mythical video circulating on the internet, said to depict a horrific murder or occult sacrifice of newborn babies. All those who have seen the video report intense nightmares, hallucinations and psychological trauma as effects of watching it. A famous staple of /x/ and numerous other forums dedicated to the paranormal; it is rumoured to be posted on youtube occasionally, but is always quickly taken down. Whenever The Grifter enters the topic of conversation on the above-mentioned forums, people will warn against watching it, even begging you not to ruin your life. Urban Dictionary

A shill is a person who disingenuously sells a product or an idea. By comparison, a grifter is a person who disingenuously sells a persona. A grifter purports to be or represent something, but they are actually not. They may: * Pretend to be another ethnicity for a perceived benefit (e.g. Rachel Dolezal, Jack Murphy, Elizabeth Warren) * Sell a life stance at odds with their actual private life (e.g. Jordan Peterson, Jack Murphy again) * Aggressively promote some cause in advance of their personal gain (Shaun King, Patrisse Cullors) * Scam naïve investors in a hopeless business venture (Elizabeth Holmes, Adam Neumann) Urban Dictionary

Loyal fans of the TNT show Leverage from Dean Devlin, John Rogers and Chris Downey and starring Oscar winner Timothy Hutton, Christian Kane, Gina Bellman, Aldis Hodge, and Beth Riesgraf. Guest stars have included Mark Sheppard, Jeri Ryans, Griffin Dunne, Wil Wheaton, Apollo Robbins, Brent Spiner, and many others, plus John Schneider and Richard Chamberlin in upcoming Season 3 episodes. The show is a high energy, well-written, edge of your seat thrill-ride with unique characters and witty dialog. And they blow shit up! It gets under your skin and Grifters go through DTs without it causing them to flood the fansites and social networking sites looking for fellow Grifters. Twitter is a popular hot-spot for them to hang out because the stars and crew are generous with behind the scenes videos and pictures. Grifters live for those moments! Also there are fan pages for most of the stars that Grifters frequent! The name Grifters was given to the fans at the first Leverage convention - CON-Con - in Portland, OR 2010 by Dean Devlin. CON-Con re-enforced the fan's beliefs that the cast and crew are as kick ass as they seem making the Grifters love them more. Urban Dictionary

(n): a grifter is an expert in illicit acquisition of goods or services through various methods of over confident flim-flammery and fast talking. Urban Dictionary

A con artist that moves form one place to another with no real home. Similar to a drifter only they participate in fraud. Urban Dictionary

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The word "grifters" in example sentences

KENNETH KIMES, CONVICTED MURDERER: Larry, would you like the term grifters? ❋ Unknown (2001)

Probably the best known of which is Kenneth Ensanti (ph) Khimes, who were known as the grifters, the mother and son here in New York City. ❋ Unknown (2003)

It describes the techniques of ten or so different "grifters" throughout different eras in the fast-food industry -- from the early ramen shop through to modern hamburger joints. ❋ Bob (2007)

KING: So you don't like the term "grifters" or the term ... ❋ Unknown (2001)

The hotel world's always had its own lingo, but here's a look at the colorful vocabulary from the past: Slang from 1930s LA hotels that recalls fictional character Philip Marlowe rubbing shoulders with "grifters" and "deadheads." ❋ Unknown (2010)

Full of photos from the author's private collection and evocative slang such as "grifters" and "lot lice," the book links exhibitions of freaks and curiosities past to today's Body Worlds science shows and reality-TV contests involving the ingestion of bugs. ❋ Unknown (2010)

That she and her family were a bunch of "grifters" enjoying the good life on the taxpayers 'dime. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The series stars Timothy Hutton as Nate Ford, a thief whose team of grifters, hackers and con-artists Gina Bellman, Beth Riesgraf, Aldis Hodge, and Christian Kane take down the rich and powerful. ❋ Unknown (2011)

But the year is 2008, the sub-prime crisis is under way and except for their Hugo Boss and Armani suits and the stainless steel and plate glass skyscraper they work in, there's little to distinguish the smooth operators earning $1m bonuses on Wall Street from the grifters in Glengarry Glen Ross. ❋ Unknown (2012)

Jason Priestley and Jennifer Finnigan play grifters, and Arrested Development's Tony Hale is among their victims, on the winter finale of USA Network's Psych 10/9c. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Pat payoff only, first layer of a Ponzi scheme, or colloidal syllogism: If four fifths of grifters are drifters, and drifters cannot stop, then what fraction of grifters get caught? ❋ Dennis Mahagin (2011)

So we knew she was leader of the stupids, and the racists, and the grifters ... but turns out she is leader of the liars too. ❋ Unknown (2009)

They are going to present the scene at the park as a lawless, grimy, dangerous, drug infested, rape-prone one, made up of grifters, hippies, slobs, and sponges. ❋ Michael Woods (2011)

The grifters/profiteers understand that teabaggers are dumber than a bag of hammers. ❋ Unknown (2010)

This has got to be pissing off Pat Robertson, Dobson, and all the other religious grifters out there. ❋ Unknown (2010)

A lot of them are the stupidest of the stupid and they are just being used by the grifters, the politicians and the corporate media. ❋ Unknown (2010)

This guy wasn't your run of the mill con man. He was a [grifter], [running game] on everybody in the room, and having the luxury of being able to pick and choose who his next mark would be. He picked that woman like he was picking [low hanging fruit] from a tree, and when it was all over, his pockets were full, hers were empty, and they both had smiles on their faces. You were out of your depth the moment you walked into the room and he spotted you and sized you up in all of 5 seconds. ❋ Fothermucker (2018)

1) That grifter [swindled] me out of £250,000! 2) "The first rule of [grifting] is, you can't cheat an [honest man]." -Quote from the BBC show "Hustle." ❋ Raging Dragon (2006)

Phil [Godlewski] has been scamming people with [Q Anon] and Crypto all for the [Freemason] Flynn Cartel. He's a grifter. ❋ Ggtaa (2022)

1.) “As for working with a partner, he didn’t like that either. It cut the score right down the middle. It put an apple on your head, and handed the other guy a shotgun. Because [grifters], it seemed, suffered an irresistible urge to beat their colleagues. There was little glory in whipping a fool—hell, fools were made to be whipped. But to take a professional, even if it cost you in the long run, ah, that was something to polish your pride.” ― Jim Thompson, The [Grifters], [1963] 2) "He used to be an original voice, but after meeting [the Koch] Brothers, the radio host underwent a personality change. Instead of [nuanced] analysis, he repeated well-worn right-wing talking points, causing his colleagues to suspect he had been corrupted into being a grifter. ❋ MTyeW23 (2021)

My friend [watched] The Grifter for [a laugh], he cut his wrists afterwards. The Grifter is scarier than [slenderman]. ❋ DRAC250 (2011)

That [grifter] always shows up at incidents like this to [bemoan] cause x with his [cap in] his hand. ❋ M0thra (2022)

~ Dean [Devlin]: The runner up for the winner is - Trekkies who screw. But the winner is determined by all the voting members of Electric Entertainment, which includes me and only me. We're gonna go with Grifters. ~ Tim [Hutton] to the Grifters: Let’s go steal us a convention! ~ Behold the power of fangirls, Grifters, and [KANIACS]! ❋ Ali07 (2010)

The girl failed to [grift] an upgrade from the cell phone insurance company when she broke her original phone. Why dont you try being a [gifter] instead of a [grifter], you sonnuvabitch! ❋ Revned911 (2011)

The family was [shocked] to find out that there relative was a grifter. Who took [fifty dollars]. and left [the net] morning. ❋ Quintin Hegland (2007)

[Elon Musk] is a [grifter] who manipulates markets. ❋ BobSolo (2021)

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