gold-droppers

A form of gold-dropper — A 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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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of gold-dropper
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“gold-droppers.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gold-droppers. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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