finaglers
Those who wangle
Finaglers are people who obtain things through cunning, manipulation, or devious means.
The word carries a note of grudging admiration—finaglers aren't outright criminals but operators who work angles others miss: The finaglers in accounting found another tax loophole.
A finagler might talk their way into a sold-out event or negotiate perks no one else thought to ask for.
Person who deceives for money
- con artistProfessional fraud perpetrator
- grifterPetty fraud perpetrator
- hustlerAggressive, unscrupulous earner
- wheeler-dealerAggressive, scheming dealmaker
schemer · trickster · charlatan · fraudster · scammer · operator · sharpie · slickster
Sly, scheming cleverness
- slyCleverly deceptive
- artfulCleverly deceptive
- shrewdPractically clever, perceptive
- astuteMentally sharp, discerning
canny · wily · crafty · guileful · clever · sharp · savvy · slick
Deliberate deception or fraud
- deceptionIntentional misleading of others
- subterfugeDeliberate deception to conceal
- chicaneryDeception through clever manipulation
- guileSly, strategic dishonesty
manipulation · maneuvering · scheming · wrangling · persuasion · coaxing · wheedling · cajoling
swindler
Person who deceives for money
- con artistProfessional fraud perpetrator
- grifterPetty fraud perpetrator
- hustlerAggressive, unscrupulous earner
wheeler-dealer · schemer · trickster · charlatan · fraudster · scammer · operator · sharpie · slickster · smooth-talker
cunning
Sly, scheming cleverness
astute · canny · wily · crafty · guileful · clever · sharp · savvy · slick · devious
trickery
Deliberate deception or fraud
- deceptionIntentional misleading of others
- subterfugeDeliberate deception to conceal
- chicaneryDeception through clever manipulation
guile · manipulation · maneuvering · scheming · wrangling · persuasion · coaxing · wheedling · cajoling · sweet-talking
manipulate
Control through clever influence
con · bamboozle · hoodwink · wangle · wrangle · hustle · cajole · wheedle · coax · inveigle
finaglersstraight shooters
Forthright, honest individuals
honest brokers · straight arrows · straight talkers · truth-tellers · innocents
finaglersmeritocrats
Those advanced by talent
plodders · squares · conformists · sticklers