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a dishonest person. cheat She's a liar and a cheat! cheater US I wouldn't play a game with him - he's a cheater. crook My dad says that used car salesmen are just a bunch of crooks. cowboy UK The private security firm are just a bunch of cowboys looking to rough up anyone who crosses their path.
The crooks initially impersonate one company, such as Amazon or Microsoft, and claim that there's an issue, suspicious charges on your Amazon account, a virus on your computer, or an account breach, according to an FTC warning.
A crook is long staff that’s bent at one end, like something you might see a shepherd carrying. A crook can also be a criminal — a person who’s dishonest, or bent, just like the staff. The noun crook entered English in the 13th century as a way to describe the long tool with a hook at one end.
Synonyms for CROOK: criminal, offender, culprit, lawbreaker, defendant, malefactor, miscreant, accomplice; Antonyms of CROOK: lawman, gangbuster, straighten, unbend, uncurl.
an instrument or implement having a bent or curved part, as a shepherd's staff hooked at one end or the crosier of a bishop or abbot. a dishonest person, especially a sharper, swindler, or thief. a bend, turn, or curve: a crook in the road. the act of crooking or bending.
A crook is a long pole with a large hook at the end. A crook is carried by a bishop in religious ceremonies, or by a shepherd.
Definition of crook adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definition of crook verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definition of crook noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
crook. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Crime crook1 /krʊk/ noun [ countable] 1 informal a dishonest person or a criminal The crooks got away across the park. 2 a long stick with a curved end, used by people who look after sheep 3 → the crook of your arm Examples from the Corpus crook • People have accused me ...
