trickish+fellow
1Huckster — Huck ster, n. [OE. hukstere, hukster, OD. heukster, D. heuker; akin to D. huiken to stoop, bend, OD. huycken, huken, G. hocken, to squat, Icel. h?ka; the peddler being named from his stooping under the load on his back. Cf. {Hawk} to offer for… …
2Humbug — Hum bug , n. [Prob. fr. hum to impose on, deceive + bug a frightful object.] 1. An imposition under fair pretenses; something contrived in order to deceive and mislead; a trick by cajolery; a hoax. [1913 Webster] 2. A spirit of deception;… …
3Rascal — Ras cal (r[a^]s kal), n. [OE. rascaille rabble, probably from an OF. racaille, F. racaille the rabble, rubbish, probably akin to F. racler to scrape, (assumed) LL. rasiculare, rasicare, fr. L. radere, rasum. See {Rase}, v.] [1913 Webster] 1. One… …
4rook — I. n. 1. Castle (in chess). 2. Cheat, trickish fellow. II. v. n. 1. Cheat, defraud, rob, ruck, cower. 2. Squat, sit close. III. v. a. Cheat, defraud by cheating, castle at chess …
5Corvus frugilegus — Rook Rook, n. [AS. hr[=o]c; akin to OHG. hruoh, ruoh, ruoho, Icel. hr[=o]kr, Sw. roka, Dan. raage; cf. Goth. hrukjan to crow.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A European bird ({Corvus frugilegus}) resembling the crow, but smaller. It is black, with purple and… …
6Knavish — Knav ish, a. 1. Like or characteristic of a knave[3]; given to knavery; trickish; fraudulent; dishonest; villainous; as, a knavish fellow, or a knavish trick. Knavish politicians. Macaulay. [1913 Webster] 2. Mischievous; roguish; waggish;… …
7Rook — Rook, n. [AS. hr[=o]c; akin to OHG. hruoh, ruoh, ruoho, Icel. hr[=o]kr, Sw. roka, Dan. raage; cf. Goth. hrukjan to crow.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A European bird ({Corvus frugilegus}) resembling the crow, but smaller. It is black, with purple and violet… …
