escroc

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noun

A villain or crook, especially in French contexts.

OriginFrench escroc →
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Meanings

nounescroc (plural escrocs)

plural escrocs

  1. archaicA villain or crook, especially in French contexts.

Origin

  1. Frenchescroc“crook, villain”
  2. Englishescroc

From French escroc (“crook, villain”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

escroc. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/escroc

MLA

“escroc.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/escroc. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “escroc,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/escroc.

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