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| adventurer; chevalier of fortune; chevalier of industry; gentleman of fortune; knight of fortune; enterpriser; opportunist; venturer; a soldier of fortune; maverick (Ewgenij71); chancer (Ivan Gribanov); deadhead; swashbuckler (Liv Bliss); adventurous type (Alex_Odeychuk); risk taker (q3mi4); schemer (alindra); picaroon; fortune hunter; fortune stealer | |||
| carpetbagger (a seeker of short-term gain; during the Reconstruction period (1865–77) following the American Civil War, any Northern politician or financial adventurer accused of going South to use the newly enfranchised freedmen as a means of obtaining office or profit. The epithet originally referred to an unwelcome stranger coming, with no more property than he could carry in a satchel (carpetbag), to exploit or dominate a region against the wishes of some or all of its inhabitants. Although carpetbaggers often supported the corrupt financial schemes that helped to bring the Reconstruction governments into ill repute, many of them were genuinely concerned with the freedom and education of black citizens Taras) | |||
| dead-beat; deadbeat (a deadbeat is an idle, feckless, or disreputable person. this doesn't match the meaning of авантюрист, which refers to either someone undertaking risky projects or seeking adventures and fortunes (obsolete). SirReal) | |||
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| slickster (VLZ_58) | |||
| fortune-seeker | |||
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| shady people | |||
| авантюрист: 13 phrases in 6 subjects |
| American usage, not spelling | 3 |
| General | 4 |
| Historical | 2 |
| Informal | 2 |
| Politics | 1 |
| Slang | 1 |