slickster

[ slik-ster ]

noun

, Slang.

1. a crafty and opportunistic or deceitful person; hustler; swindler.

Word History and Origins

Origin of slickster¹

First recorded in 1960–65; slick + -ster

Example Sentences

The scale, scope, and sophistication of these crimes can’t be conducted by individual slicksters.

From Fortune