# shark-gull

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A confidence trickster; a person who preys on simpletons.

## Etymology
From shark (“to swindle; to trick”) + gull (“dupe; mark; sucker”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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