Definition
A person who deals in cheap goods or engages in sharp business practices; someone known for bargaining hard to get low prices.
Etymology
From 'cheap' (low in price, from Old English 'ceapian' meaning to buy or sell) plus the agent suffix '-ster'. Emerged in Middle English commerce as a term for shrewd traders.
Kelly Says
In medieval times, a chepster was basically the ancestor of modern discount store owners—they thrived on finding deals others missed and selling them for a profit!
Translations
ARالعربية
مُحتال
muh-tah-al
BNবাংলা
চক্রান্তকারী
chok-kran-tar-ka-ree
CACatalà
enganyador
en-ga-na-doh-r
CSČeština
podvodník
po-dvod-nik
DADansk
bedrager
be-dra-geh-r
DEDeutsch
Schurke
shur-kuh
ELΕλληνικά
απάτη
ah-pa-tee
ESEspañol
tramposo
trah-moh-soh
FAفارسی
دروغگو
do-rogh-goo
FRFrançais
escroc
es-kroh
HIहिन्दी
धोखेबाज
dho-keh-ba-aj
IDBahasa Indonesia
penipu
pe-ni-pu
IGIG
onye-nche
oh-nye-n-che
KMKM
អ្នកប្រលា
ahk-bra-la
MSBahasa Melayu
penipu
pe-ni-pu
MYမြန်မာ
ဘာကြောင်း
ba-kya-ng
NLNederlands
oplichter
op-li-kher
NONorsk
bedrager
be-dra-geh-r
PTPortuguês
trapaceiro
trah-seh-ee-roh
RUРусский
шарлатан
shar-la-tan
SVSvenska
bedragare
be-dra-gah-reh
SWKiswahili
mchawi
m-cha-wee
TRTürkçe
dolandırıcı
do-lan-dar-i-chi
UKУкраїнська
обманщик
ob-man-shyk
VITiếng Việt
người lừa đảo
ngooy lu-a-dao
ZUZU
isilwazi
ee-sil-wa-zee