penipu

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay penipu. Equivalent to From peng- +‎ tipu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pəˈni.pu/
• Rhymes: -pu
• Hyphenation: pê‧ni‧pu

Noun

pênipu

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