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burn artist
noun
a cheat, a conman, especially in dealings with drugs US- Speed freaks have as bad a reputation as junkies for being thieves, burn artists, liars and generally unreliable and untrustworthy. — Washington Free Press, 29 February 1968
- I received some heavy complaints regarding burn artists and protection. — Jamie Mandelkau quoting Ken Kesey, Buttons, p. 147, 1971
- “That guy’s a burn artist.” — Brian Boyer, Prince of Thieves, p. 65, 1975
- One of the burn artist’s tricks is to take your money, tell you to wait and split with your dough. There are various side show gimmicks each burn artist works. — Abbie Hoffman, Steal This Books, p. 96, 1995
- The Barksdale gang murders people for a variety of reasons: to instill fear and respect among prospective rivals, to send a message to residents of the projects to mind their own business and keep their mouths shut, to punish thieves and burn artists. — Tri-Valley Herald (Pleasanton, California), 17 August 2002
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