penipu

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay penipu, from Classical Malay penipu. Equivalent to peng- +‎ tipu.

Noun

penipu (first-person possessive penipuku, second-person possessive penipumu, third-person possessive penipunya)

1. A person whose actions or words are dishonest with certain intention.
2. A person who swindles, cheats or defrauds; cheater; fraudster; swindler.
   1. A person who defrauds or swindles others after first gaining their trust; con artist.
   2. One who double deals; double-dealer.
   3. A person who performs a trick for the purpose of unlawful gain; fraud.
3. One who tells lies; liar.
   1. A person who lies or deceives; deceiver.
   2. A person who steals, lies, cheats or does other dishonest; crook.
   3. Someone who exploits others, for example by trickery, lies; shark.
4. A rascal or unprincipled deceiver; rogue.
   1. One who practises deception by concealment or omission, or by feigning a false appearance; dissimulator.
   2. One who claims to have a unique, special or supernatural skill; charlatan

Synonyms

• (deceiver): pembohong, pengecoh
• (double-dealer): ular kepala dua
• (cheat, swindler): pengecoh
• (shark): pemain licik