[lbo-talk] Tombstone

[SA]

Chris Doss wrote:
> "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.
>>
>>     

I'm not sure about this, but I get the feeling that the English word 
huckster is distinct because it carries the connotation of someone whose 
deceptions are sort of obvious yet manages to sucker people through 
their own will to believe. We also have the word con-man, but it lacks 
that connotation.

SA