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gamesman

noun

Definition of gamesman

as in knave

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Recent Examples of gamesman Friedlander’s style of photography is usually cool, winking, and gamesman-like, but his pictures of his wife thrum with gentle affection. — Michael Luo, The New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2019 The weapon-wielding gamesman responded by repeatedly punching Grayson, the younger man said. — Shane Dixon Kavanaugh, OregonLive.com, 20 Mar. 2018

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Noun

The knights who always told the truth and the knaves who always lied.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 20 Aug. 2026
Try for yourselves, ye witless knaves— Take each to bed your Sally!

— Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026

Definition of knave

Noun

Even though the Feeneys have gotten more competitive under the junior Michel’s management, the rascal-on-the-field ethos of the original team still prevails.

— Christopher Buchanan, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026
Not even the curmudgeonly Melvin can bring himself to harm the little rascal.

— Camille Perri, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026

Definition of rascal

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Good afternoon and welcome to Con Con, the convention for swindlers, mountebanks, and the people who love them.

— Henry Alford, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
Godard might have come across as a species of poseur – a pretentious, quote-spouting mountebank – but his way of seeing was genuinely new.

— Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor, 13 Nov. 2025

Definition of mountebank

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Our job was to build a story worthy of the Aflac Duck, one with a co-star who could keep up with the iconic quack.

— Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2026
Scientists who disagreed with him, even those from Harvard and Oxford universities, were considered quacks.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of quack

Noun

The transfer portal can transform a contender into a pretender in a single offseason.

— Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2026
The schedule is forgivable, even by ACC standards, but a rematch on the road against Notre Dame will separate the Canes as contenders or pretenders.

— Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2026

Definition of pretender

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In 2025, the environmental group Defenders of Wildlife filed a lawsuit seeking to force the government to designate critical habitat for the foxes, saying their numbers in the Sierra Nevada were estimated to be as low as 18 to 39 animals.

— Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2026
In Texas, rabies has been detected mostly in bats, skunks, raccoons and foxes, according to the state health department.

— Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Sep. 2026

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