gonef

/ˈɡɑnɪf/
noun
  1. A thief or swindler, especially one who is clever or sneaky.
    • In the story, the gonef tricked the merchant into giving him gold.
    • The police arrested the gonef after he tried to steal a bicycle.
    • The old man warned us to watch our wallets because a gonef was working the crowd.
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