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. merchant, trader, dealer,
monger,
chandler,
salesman, changer,
regrater,
shopkeeper,
shopman,
tradesman,
tradespeople,
tradesfolk, retailer,
chapman,
hawker,
huckster,
higgler,
pedlar,
colporteur,
cadger,
autolycus,
sutler,
vivandiere, costerman,
costermonger,
tallyman,
camelot, faker,
vintner, money broker, money changer, money lender,
cambist,
usurer, moneyer, banker,
jobber, broker,
buyer, seller, bear, bull,
concern, firm
N. stock market,
stock exchange, securities exchange,
bourse, board, the big board, the new york stock exchange, the market, the open market, over- the-counter market, privately traded issues, commodities exchange, futures exchange, futures market, the pit, the floor,
ticker, stock ticker,
quotation, stock index, market index, the dow jones index, the dow industrials, the transportation index, utilities, the utilities index, the new york stock exchange index, the nikkei index, the financial times index, the fti, the over-the-counter index, nasdaq index, broker,
stockbroker,
jobber, stock dealer, odd-lot dealer,
specialist,
investor,
speculator,
operator, bull,
buyer, bear, short seller,
scalper, arbitrager, arbitrageur,
stockholder, share-holder, stockholder of record, bond holder, coupon-clipper,
investment, speculation
V. speculate,
invest, trade, trade stocks, play the market, buy long, sell short, take a position,
straddle, take a plunge, plunge in, take a flier
N. selfishness,
self-love, self- indulgence,
self-worship,
self-interest,
egotism,
egoism,
amour propre,
&c. (vanity) 880,
nepotism,
worldliness, world wisdom,
illiberality, meanness,
time-pleaser,
time-server, tuft-hunter,
fortune-hunter,
jobber,
worldling,
egotist,
egoist,
monopolist,
nepotist, dog in the manger, charity that begins at home, canis in praesepi, "foes to nobleness," temporizer,
trimmer V. be selfish, please oneself, indulge oneself, coddle oneself, consult one's own wishes, consult one's own pleasure, look after one's own interest, feather one's nest, take care of number one, have an eye to the main chance, know on which side one's bread is buttered, give an inch and take an ell
Adj. selfish,
self-seeking,
self-indulgent,
self-interested, self- centered, wrapped up in self, wrapt up in self, centered in self,
egotistic,
egotistical,
egoistical,
illiberal, mean, ungenerous,
narrow-minded,
mercenary,
venal,
covetous, unspiritual, earthly,
earthly-minded,
mundane, worldly, worldly- minded, worldly-wise,
timeserving, interested, alieni appetens sui profusus
Adv. ungenerously, to gain some private ends, from interested motives
Phr. apres nous le deluge
