No. 10,057 in Russian
аферист
Swindler; con artist.
In a sentence
Этот аферист обманул множество людей.
This fraudster deceived many people.
Here, 'аферист' refers to the individual who has performed acts of deceit or scam.
Будь осторожен, возможно, это предложение исходило от аферистов.
Be careful, this offer might come from fraudsters.
In this sentence, 'аферисты' is used to warn against untrustworthy individuals, indicating a plural form.
В кинофильме главный герой оказался аферистом.
In the movie, the protagonist turned out to be a conman.
Here, 'аферист' is used in a narrative context to describe a character in a fictional story.
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