magsman

/ (ˈmæɡzˌmæn) /

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noun plural -men Australian slang

a raconteur

a confidence trickster

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Words nearby magsman

magpie lark, magpie moth, M. Agr., Magritte, Magsaysay, magsman, mag tape, maguey, Magus, mag wheel, Magyar

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How to use magsman in a sentence

They'll drill holes in your 'art, Magsman, like a cullender.
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Mr. Magsman repeated, deliberately and emphatically, "Along of a dwarf."
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Magsman, a street swindler, who watches for countrymen and gullible persons, and persuades them out of their possessions.
The Slang Dictionary|John Camden Hotten
Might it be compatible with Mr. Magsman's inclination and convenience to enter, as a favor, into a few particulars?
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The neighbors cut up rough, and made complaints; but Mr. Magsman don't know what they all would have had.
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