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“bamboozler” in Latin

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

bamboozler
fraudator: homo ad fallendum paratus or instructus: circumscriptor: praestigiator: deceptor: a complete bamhoozler, homo ad fraudem acutus; veterator; homo totus ex fraudefactus: to be a complete bamboozler, totum ex fraude et fallaciis constare.

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What is the Latin word for bamboozler?
The usual Latin words for “bamboozler” are fraudō, īnstruō, circumscriptor; also praestigĭātor, dēceptor, veterātor. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.