"Obmanshchik." From "obman," "deception, "obmanyvat," "to deceive."
"Moshennik" = "con man."
--- On Mon, 12/22/08, Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com> wrote:
> > Are there similar words to barkers & hucksters in other
> languages? I'm
> guessing they are, but I'd be curious to know.
> > Doug
> >