magsman

Etymology

From mag + -s- + man, of unclear origin. It has been suggested that mag was dialect for halfpenny or for prattle.

noun

  1. (archaic) A con man who tries to deceive members of the public.
    […] M was a Magsman, frequenting Pall-Mall; / N was a Nose that turned chirp on his pal; […] 1846, George William MacArthur Reynolds, The Mysteries of London, page 60

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