English · Slang Attested

gold-dropper

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

A con artist who operates a classic confidence trick involving the fraudster purposely dropping a supposedly valuable gold coin (or a fake purse of money) where a passerby would find it.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

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Where it’s used: Used American English

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “gold-dropper” mean?

A con artist who operates a classic confidence trick involving the fraudster purposely dropping a supposedly valuable gold coin (or a fake purse of money) where a passerby would find it.

Is “gold-dropper” formal or informal?

gold-dropper is generally slang.

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