Meanings
noungold-dropper (plural gold-droppers)
plural gold-droppers
- historicalslangA con artist who operates a classic confidence trick involving the fraudster purposely dropping a supposedly valuable gold coin (or a fake purse of money) where a passerby would find it.
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gold-dropper. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gold-dropper
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“gold-dropper.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gold-dropper. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gold-dropper,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gold-dropper.
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