aferzysta.
grifter, charlatan, schemer (person involved in criminal affairs)
Meaning & usage
grifter, charlatan, schemer (person involved in criminal affairs)
drama king (person who likes causing social scandals)
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Latin ad Old French a Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁kyéti Proto-Italic *θakjō Proto-Italic *fakjō Latin facio Old French faire Old French afaire French affairebor. German Affärebor. Polish afera Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istalbor. Polish -ista Polish -ysta Polish aferzysta From afera + -ysta. First attested in 1852.
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