N. deceiver &c (deceive ), dissembler, hypocrite, sophist, pharisee, jesuit, mawworm, pecksniff, joseph surface, tartufe, janus, serpent, snake in the grass, cockatrice, judas, wolf in sheep's clothing, jilt, shuffler|, stool pigeon, liar &c (lie ), story-teller, perjurer, false witness, menteur a triple etage, scapin, bunko steerer*, carpetbagger*, capper*, faker, fraud, four flusher*, horse coper, ringer*, spieler, straw bidder, imposter, pretender, soi-disant, humbug, adventurer, cagliostro, fernam mendez pinto, ass in lion's skin, actor, quack, charlatan, mountebank, saltimbanco, saltimbanque, empiric, quacksalver, medicaster, rosicrucian, gypsy, man of straw, conjuror, juggler, trickster, prestidigitator, jockey, crimp, decoy, decoy duck, rogue, knave, cheat, swindler, jobber

Phr. "saint abroad and a devil at home"

N. proficient, expert, adept, dab, dabster, crackerjack, connoisseur, master, master hand, prima donna, first fiddle, top gun, chef de cuisine, top sawyer, protagonist, past master, mahatma, picked man, medallist, prizeman, veteran, old stager, old campaigner, old soldier, old file, old hand, man of business, man of the world, nice hand, good hand, clean hand, practiced hand, experienced eye, experienced hand, marksman, good shot, dead shot, crack shot, ropedancer, funambulist, acrobat, cunning man, conjuror, wizard, genius, mastermind, master head, master spirit, cunning blade, sharp blade, sharp fellow, jobber, cracksman, politician, tactician, strategist, pantologist, admirable crichton, jack of all trades, prodigy of learning

N. sorcerer, magician, thaumaturgist, theurgist, conjuror, necromancer, seer, wizard, witch, hoodoo, voodoo, fairy, lamia, hag, warlock, charmer, exorcist, mage, cunning man, medicine man, shaman, figure flinger, ecstatica, medium, clairvoyant, fortune teller, mesmerist, deus ex machina, soothsayer, katerfelto, cagliostro, mesmer, rosicrucian, circe, siren, weird sisters, 5, religious institutions