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
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