hoodwink (redirected from hoodwinker)

hood·wink  (hdwngk)

tr.v. hood·winked, hood·wink·ing, hood·winks

1. To take in by deceptive means; deceive. See Synonyms at deceive.

2. Archaic To blindfold.

3. Obsolete To conceal.

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hoodwinker n.

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hoodwink [ˈhʊdˌwɪŋk]

vb (tr)

1. to dupe; trick

2. Obsolete to cover or hide

[originally, to cover the eyes with a hood, blindfold]

hoodwinker  n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	hoodwink - influence by slyness beguile, juggle cheat, rip off, chisel - deprive somebody of something by deceit; "The con-man beat me out of $50"; "This salesman ripped us off!"; "we were cheated by their clever-sounding scheme"; "They chiseled me out of my money"
	2.	hoodwink - conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end; "He bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well" bamboozle, lead by the nose, play false, pull the wool over someone's eyes, snow deceive, lead astray, betray - cause someone to believe an untruth; "The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house"

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hoodwink

verb deceive, trick, fool, cheat, con (informal), kid (informal), mislead, hoax, dupe, gull (archaic), delude, swindle, rook (slang), bamboozle (informal), take (someone) for a ride (informal), lead up the garden path (informal), sell a pup, pull a fast one on (informal), cozen, befool Many people are hoodwinked by the so-called beauty industry.

Translations

hoodwink [ˈhʊdwɪŋk] VT → engañar

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hoodwink [ˈhʊdwɪŋk] vt → tromper

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hoodwink

vt (inf) → (he)reinlegen (inf); to hoodwink somebody into doing something → jdn dazu verleiten, etw zu tun; they hoodwinked him into signing the contract → er ließ sich von ihnen (dazu) verleiten, den Vertrag zu unterschreiben; I was hoodwinked into buying an imitation → man hat mir eine Imitation angedreht (inf)

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hoodwink [ˈhʊdˌwɪŋk] vt → gabbare, imbrogliare, infinocchiare

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hoodwink [ˈhʊdˌwɪŋk] vt → gabbare, imbrogliare, infinocchiare

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hoodwink

v hoodwink [ˈhudwiŋk]

to trick or deceive. mislei, bedrieg يَخْدَع измамвам oblafnout fuppe; bedrage täuschen εξαπατώ burlar, engañar, tomar el pelo tüssama فريب دادن huiputtaa tromper qqn לְרָמוֹת झांसा देना obmanuti, prevariti rászed menipu blekkja imbrogliare だます 속이다 apmauti piemānīt; piemuļķot memperdayakan bedriegen føre bak lyset, bløffe okpić ludibriar a înşela одурачивать oblafnúť prevarati nasamariti lura ตบตา kandırmak, kafese koymak 哄騙，詐欺 обдурювати فریب دینا lừa dối; lừa bịp 欺骗