bluffers

noun

plural of bluffer
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as in pretenders

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as in sharpers

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  1. pretenders
  2. hypocrites
  3. charlatans
  4. frauds
  5. fakers
  6. liars
Noun
  • The schedule is forgivable, even by ACC standards, but a rematch on the road against Notre Dame will separate the Canes as contenders or pretenders.
    — Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2026
  • Now, hardship seems to be an end in itself, a battle scar or badge of honor that distinguishes true backpackers from mere pretenders.
    — Tim Brinkhof, Time, 4 May 2026
Definition of pretenders
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  • Apparently, hypocrites are making efforts to take Palestine back from the Palestinians.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Those left wing loony toon are the biggest hypocrites to walk the planet.
    — Emily Trainham, FOXNews.com, 18 July 2026
Definition of hypocrites
Noun
  • Ours is not a society that loathes charlatans; look who’s running things.
    — Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2026
  • In place of San Francisco’s decaying arts bohemia of poseurs and charlatans, they can be said to be creating an alternate bohemia.
    — Michael Bernick, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of charlatans
Noun
  • In 2018, Modi was accused by Indian authorities of orchestrating one of the country’s largest bank frauds in modern history.
    — Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026
  • In 2024, Bankman-Fried was sentenced to 25 years in prison for orchestrating what prosecutors have called one of the biggest financial frauds in American history.
    — Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of frauds
Noun
  • To tell the truly venomous from the fakers, there are a couple details to help distinguish the two.
    — Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 17 Sep. 2025
Definition of fakers
Noun
  • The attempts to save Platner in the high stakes campaign to defeat Republican incumbent Susan Collins involved portraying Platner’s accusers, women, as vengeful liars.
    — Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2026
  • O'Toole said psychopaths like Heuermann are pathological liars.
    — Jennifer McLogan, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
Definition of liars
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