fast-talker

fast-talker
noun see fast-talk

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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  • fast talker —    A person who speaks quickly and easily but cannot always be trusted is called a fast talker.     The salesman was a fast talker who persuaded the old lady to buy a new washing machine …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • fast talker — con artist, clever talker who convinces others easily He is a fast talker so you should be careful not to believe everything that he says …   Idioms and examples

  • fast talker — {n.}, {slang}, {informal} A con artist or a swindler, one who is particularly apt to get away with illegitimate transactions because of the clever way he talks. * /I wouldn t trust Uncle Joe if I were you, he is a fast talker./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • fast talker — {n.}, {slang}, {informal} A con artist or a swindler, one who is particularly apt to get away with illegitimate transactions because of the clever way he talks. * /I wouldn t trust Uncle Joe if I were you, he is a fast talker./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • fast\ talker — noun slang informal A con artist or a swindler, one who is particularly apt to get away with illegitimate transactions because of the clever way he talks. I wouldn t trust Uncle Joe if I were you, he is a fast talker …   Словарь американских идиом

  • fast-talker — See fast talk. * * * …   Universalium

  • fast-talker — …   Useful english dictionary

  • (a) fast talker — a fast talker phrase someone who talks very quickly in order to trick you or persuade you to buy something Thesaurus: people who are considered dishonest or insinceresynonym Main entry: fast * * * a fast ˈtalker idiom a person who can talk very… …   Useful english dictionary

  • (a) fast talker — American & Australian, informal someone who can talk in a clever way in order to persuade people to do or believe something, often something that is not honest or not true. Don t trust him Sal, he s a fast talker who s always out for his own good …   New idioms dictionary

  • fast — fast1 [fast, fäst] adj. [ME < OE fæst, akin to Ger fest, firm, stable < IE base * pasto , fixed, secure > Arm hast] 1. not easily moved, freed, or separated; firm, fixed, or stuck [the ship was fast on the rocks] 2. firmly fastened or… …   English World dictionary

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