Meaning of snake oil salesman | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A swindler or grifter who sells worthless or fraudulent remedies, cures, or solutions such as snake oil, often an aggressive or showy manner.
2. One who deceives people in order to obtain money from others: fraud, scammer, charlatan, huckster, conman.

Examples

“She was dubbed a "modern day snake oil salesman" after she managed to swindle over thousands of internet customers.”

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