bunco-steerer
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Meaning · English
A swindler; a cheat or con-man.
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
Reef need act as no more than bunco-steerer, all the research chores and assumptions of risk to be borne by Archie as principal party
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “bunco-steerer” mean?
A swindler; a cheat or con-man.
Is “bunco-steerer” formal or informal?
bunco-steerer is generally slang.