hochsztapler
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Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from German Hochstapler.
Pronunciation
Noun
hochsztapler m pers (female equivalent hochsztaplerka, related adjective hochsztaplerski)
- blagger, charlatan, con artist, grifter, huckster, hustler, mountebank, scammer, scrounger, swindler (someone who pulls confidence games)
Declension
Declension of hochsztapler
singular | plural | |
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nominative | hochsztapler | hochsztaplerzy/hochsztaplery (deprecative) |
genitive | hochsztaplera | hochsztaplerów |
dative | hochsztaplerowi | hochsztaplerom |
accusative | hochsztaplera | hochsztaplerów |
instrumental | hochsztaplerem | hochsztaplerami |
locative | hochsztaplerze | hochsztaplerach |
vocative | hochsztaplerze | hochsztaplerzy |
Derived terms
noun
Related terms
adverb
Further reading
- hochsztapler in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- hochsztapler in Polish dictionaries at PWN