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n. Chiefly British Slang One, usually unemployed, who lives by one's wits.

n. Chiefly British Slang One who shirks work or responsibility; a slacker.

n. a smartly dressed person who trades in illicit, black-market or stolen goods

n. a flashy con artist, often homeless, who lives by his wits

n. in Scotland Yard usage, a low and common thief

n. a slacker; one who shirks responsibility

n. a person without employment who makes money by various dubious schemes; goes about smartly dressed and having a good time

"Update: Upon reflection I think Mr Weston might well be seen as a slightly camp version of what the English used to call a "spiv"."

idler    bum    loafer    do-nothing    layabout   

wide boy    chiseler    sharper