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Superhero appearing in DC Comics
sold Wildstorm to DC Comics, and ownership of all Wildstorm characters, including Grifter, transferred to DC Comics. His history and continuity remained
Grifter_(character)
Topics referred to by the same term
The Grifters (film), a 1990 American adaptation of the novel Grifter (character), a comic book superhero from Image Comics and DC Comics Grifter, a scammer
Grifter
1990 film by Stephen Frears
The Grifters is a 1990 American neo-noir crime thriller film directed by Stephen Frears, produced by Martin Scorsese, and starring John Cusack, Anjelica
The_Grifters_(film)
DC Comics superhero
Yehl, Joshua (30 June 2015). "18 Awesome LGBT Characters". IGN. Retrieved 27 February 2017. "Grifter & Midnighter trade details". Dccomics.com. 21 April
Midnighter
DC Comics character
52, Cheshire first appears in Grifter, becoming a team with Deathblow to aid Cole Cash. In this timeline, the character is originally only referred to
Cheshire_(character)
Attempt to defraud a person or group
is often referred to as a scammer, confidence man, con man, con artist, grifter, hustler, or swindler. The intended victims are known as marks, suckers
Scam
Mickey Bricks, was the show's principal character from Series 1 to 3 and 5 to 8. Mickey is a professional grifter who makes money by setting up long cons
List_of_Hustle_characters
Multimedia franchise
amalgamation of original team members Spartan and Void), Grifter, and a gallery of new characters subverting corporate politics to their cause of creating
Wildcats_(comics)
Comic book series
show by pulling a knife. Grifter initially mistakes the Mask for a target, but when the tourist's girlfriend is threatened, Grifter and the Mask team up to
The_Mask_(comics)
American actress (born 1963)
of Addie Loggins, a child con artist being tutored by a Depression-era grifter played by her father. In her 2010 appearance on RuPaul's Drag Race, O'Neal
Tatum_O'Neal
Fictional character from The Blacklist
maintained relationships with individuals such as lawyer Marvin Gerard and grifter Gregory Devry. Reddington maintained a longstanding interest in Elizabeth
Raymond_Reddington
heirs of recently departed Peter Wilks. He warns the Wilks nieces, but the grifters have already won their trust. Like the first book's "Dr. Robinson", he
List_of_Tom_Sawyer_characters
Fictional character
Grifter, Billy (October 21, 2008). "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles season 2 episode 6 review". Den of Geek. Retrieved June 16, 2024. Grifter
Catherine_Weaver
Comic book superhero
Flashpoint, Stewart is a member of Team 7, an elite unit of soldiers led by Grifter, until he is killed during a botched attack on a terrorist base. In Absolute
John_Stewart_(character)
Topics referred to by the same term
Whisperer A gameplay mechanic in the Red Dead series Grifter (character), a comic book character also known as Deadeye A very skilled and accurate marksman
Deadeye_(disambiguation)
Comics character
Shi/Daredevil (1997) Fallen Angel (IDW)/Shi (Fallen Angel Vol. 2 Nos. 17–19) Grifter/Shi: Final Rites #1–2 (1996) Razor & Shi Special (1994) Lethargic Comics
Shi_(character)
American actress (born 1958)
film debut in 1988, she gained further recognition for her role in The Grifters (1990), for which she received her first Academy Award nomination. This
Annette_Bening
The Punisher, portrayed by Giorgia Whigham. This version is a teenage grifter who witnessed the murder of several of her friends and went on the run
List of Punisher supporting characters
List_of_Punisher_supporting_characters
Canadian actor (born 1979)
Flashpoint leads with 15". TV, eh?. August 31, 2010. Retrieved June 8, 2025. Grifter, Billy (November 8, 2010). "Fringe season 3 episode 5 review: Amber 31422"
Shawn_Ashmore
Comics character
Wizard magazine. Retrieved August 23, 2025. Deathblow #29 Grifter (vol. 3) #9 (July 2012) Grifter (vol. 3) #12 (October 2012) The Wildstorm #1 (2017) The
Deathblow_(comics)
Comic book series
of several comic book series published by DC Comics, featuring various characters of the same name. The majority of the titles feature Superman's cousin
Supergirl_(comic_book)
Comics character
appear alongside Grifter in Batman: Urban Legends, which is part of the Infinite Frontier relaunch of the DC Universe. Both characters did appear separately
Zealot_(Wildstorm)
American action crime drama television series
director Dean Devlin. Leverage follows a five-person team: a thief, a grifter, a hacker, and a retrieval specialist or "hitter", led by former insurance
Leverage_(American_TV_series)
British television series
team of grifters who conduct the art of the "long con", often targeting a "mark" whose activities are immoral and/or illegal, or whose character retains
Hustle_(TV_series)
Marvel Comics fictional character
Special) and a full cowl mask inspired by the Wildstorm and DC Comics character Grifter. Initially, Randal incorporated a dragon motif on the armor's spaulder
Iron_Fist_(character)
American actress (born 1968)
next had a seven-episode role on the drama Leverage in season two as a grifter named Tara Cole, filling in while series regular Gina Bellman was on maternity
Jeri_Ryan
Meetable or cartoon costumed performers
Communications. ISBN 9781628090000. Robbins, Christopher. "Are the Costumed Grifters of Times Square Diluting Disney's Brand?" Archived 2013-05-11 at the Wayback
Costumed_performer
was really scamming her for her father's money. Nash explains that his grifter days are behind him and that he sincerely regrets taking advantage of Claudia
List of One Life to Live characters introduced in the 2000s
List_of_One_Life_to_Live_characters_introduced_in_the_2000s
1963 novel by Jim Thompson
The Grifters is a noir fiction novel by Jim Thompson, published in 1963. Roy Dillon is a 25-year-old con artist living in Los Angeles. At the start of
The_Grifters_(novel)
2006 Japanese film
Tachiguishi-Retsuden (立喰師列伝; lit. Tachigui: The Amazing Lives of the Fast Food Grifters) is a 2006 Japanese animated comedy film directed by Japanese filmmaker
Tachiguishi-Retsuden
Russian-born German fraudster (born 1991)
29, 2019). "Who Is Anna Sorokin, a.k.a. Anna Delvey, the Alleged Soho Grifter?". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on May 22, 2021. "Fake heiress
Anna_Delvey
Archived from the original on April 23, 2011. Retrieved April 21, 2011. Grifter, Billy (May 4, 2011). "Chuck season 4 episode 22 review: Chuck Versus Agent
List_of_Chuck_characters
apprehended by the Self-Police. Tachiguishi (たちぐいし, tachigui; "Fast Food Grifters" in English adaptations) are con artists known for committing dine and
List of Kerberos Saga characters
List_of_Kerberos_Saga_characters
7th episode of the 2nd season of Better Call Saul
a grifter enters and attempts to pull a con by telling Jimmy's father he has a young child and is in financial need. Jimmy disbelieves the grifter and
Inflatable_(Better_Call_Saul)
2021 film by Craig Gillespie
his piano. Emma Stone as Estella Miller / Cruella de Vil, an ambitious grifter and aspiring fashion designer, who goes on to become a notorious and dangerous
Cruella_(film)
American novelist (1933–2008)
Short Story, "Too Many Crooks"; 1991, Best Motion Picture Screenplay, The Grifters). In 1993, the Mystery Writers of America named Westlake a Grand Master
Donald_E._Westlake
2022 American television miniseries
Fry, Naomi (March 28, 2022). "The Comforts of "WeCrashed" and the Modern Grifter Series". The New Yorker. Archived from the original on April 1, 2022. Kang
WeCrashed
American actress (born 1972)
City; she took on the role of a pickpocket-grifter and the love interest of Leonardo DiCaprio's character. The film received positive reviews by critics
Cameron_Diaz
Comics character
"Prez" is the name of several characters appearing in comics published by DC Comics. The original was Prez Rickard, the first teenage President of the
Prez_(character)
American comic book creator (born 1967)
Deathstroke #11, and Grifter #11—all of which showed characters' feet—Liefeld, who had been criticized for avoiding drawing characters' feet, commented,
Rob_Liefeld
American actor and comedian
Doom (2012), Snake / Snakeweed in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012), Grifter and Captain Cold in Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox (2013), Baron
Danny_Jacobs_(actor)
Comic book supervillain and leader of the Fearsome Five, part of the DC universe
of Titans, portrayed by Lisa Ambalavanar. This version is a thief and grifter as well as a contact of Dick Grayson's.[citation needed] Jinx makes a non-speaking
Jinx_(DC_Comics)
and artist this time. Both series featured Grifter and Backlash fighting the Kindred. This series stars Grifter and Backlash on a mission to rescue John
The_Kindred_(Image_Comics)
Canadian actor (born 1966)
uncredited role in the Monk season 6 episode "Mr. Monk Is Up All Night" as a grifter whom Monk meets in a bar. In 2008 Logue appeared in the Jack Kerouac documentary
Donal_Logue
Season of American television series
television, but he kills the politician's wife instead. 15 7 "High Planes Grifter" Alex Hall Kimberly Ann Harrison November 4, 2021 (2021-11-04) 207 3.25
Law & Order: Organized Crime season 2
Law_&_Order:_Organized_Crime_season_2
bisexual. Portrayed by Lisa Ambalavanar. Jinx is a magic-using thief and grifter who is one of Dick's old contacts. She helps the Titans deal with the Organization
List of Titans (2018 TV series) characters
List_of_Titans_(2018_TV_series)_characters
Though Rebecca acts surprised, it's revealed that she's running a con with grifter Ethan Lovett, hoping to get her hands on Emily's fortune. She has second
List of General Hospital characters introduced in the 2000s
List_of_General_Hospital_characters_introduced_in_the_2000s
1994 American TV series or program
six-inch action figures from 1994 to 1995. The characters featured in the toy line were Spartan, Grifter, Zealot (Kherubim Warrior and Coda Uniform versions)
Wild_C.A.T.s
Archived from the original on 20 January 2025. Retrieved 27 November 2025. Grifter, Billy (9 May 2010). "Chuck season 3 episode 15 review". Archived from
List_of_Udo_Kier_performances
American writer
2011 initiative The New 52, Edmondson scripted Grifter, introducing the eponymous Wildstorm character into the DC Universe. In 2012, he penned the 4-issue
Nathan_Edmondson
American Western television series (1998–2000)
one member of the group most affected by parents; namely, his mother, a grifter herself who taught him everything he knows. However, he doesn't seem to
The Magnificent Seven (TV series)
The_Magnificent_Seven_(TV_series)
American actor, producer, and screenwriter (born 1966)
went on to appear in a variety of genres, such as the crime thrillers The Grifters (1990) and The Paperboy (2012), the black comedies Bullets Over Broadway
John_Cusack
2022 American crime drama television miniseries
Maitland of Vogue faulted the series for misrepresenting a "Celine-obsessed grifter" as a "21st-century Jay Gatsby, with 281 Park Avenue standing in for Daisy
Inventing_Anna
1989-1997 Batman film series character
Bening was cast as Catwoman based on the strength of her performance in The Grifters, but Bening had to drop out of the film due to becoming pregnant. Sean
Selina_Kyle_(Batman_Returns)
1973 caper film directed by George Roy Hill
film. Set in 1936, it involves a complicated plot by two professional grifters (Paul Newman and Robert Redford) to con a mob boss (Robert Shaw). The film
The_Sting
pool. Prof. Roger DeSalvo (Matt Berry in "Grifting 101") is a self-styled grifter who teaches a course in grifting at Greendale, which is itself a grift
List_of_Community_characters
Comics character
with Grifter to save his mother, Angela, who is once again captured by the Covenant of the Sword. The story further explores the fact that Grifter once
Badrock
Comic superhero
and injuring her throat. Spartan, now Jack Marlowe, and Grifter took down Smith later. Grifter also convinced Jeremy that his plan to heal Voodoo from
Voodoo_(Wildstorm)
Season of American television series
said: "Having so often been the heroine, I thoroughly enjoyed playing a grifter and exploring some of the darker aspects of human nature." In the same
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 7
Law_&_Order:_Special_Victims_Unit_season_7
Comic book superhero team
to the Characters of the DC Universe. DK Publishing. p. 305. ISBN 978-1-4654-5357-0. Brady, Matthew (August 1997). "Character Profile: Grifter". Wizard
Team_7
American film and television actor
1990, and was featured in a high-profile storyline where his character played a grifter and, ultimately, a murderer. His next role was on the long-running
Mark_Derwin
2025 video game
Bergin, Lauren (20 January 2025). "Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 dev slams "grifters" who claim diversity has tanked pre-orders". PCGamesN. Retrieved 5 February
Kingdom_Come:_Deliverance_II
Australian actress and producer (born 1990)
film Focus. In the film, she played an inexperienced grifter learning the craft from Smith's character; she learned how to pickpocket from Apollo Robbins
Margot_Robbie
American author (1961–2021)
2021) was an American author. He wrote several crime novels involving grifters, ex-cons, and assassins, the latter novels having more diverse settings
Eric_Jerome_Dickey
lodgers. It is unknown what happened to the Bender family. Sante Kimes, a grifter, convinced her son, Kenny, to go on a murderous crime spree with her in
List_of_Deadly_Women_episodes
the aunt of Kieran Wilcox. Tina appears proper and polite, but has a grifter’s sense of self-reliance, as she only took in Kieran for money she was received
List of Scream (TV series) characters
List_of_Scream_(TV_series)_characters
People in files on Jeffrey Epstein
other instances of legal market manipulation. He identified Jeffrey as a grifter and fabulist without naming him, and Jeffrey broke contact afterward. Twenty-four
List of people named in the Epstein files
List_of_people_named_in_the_Epstein_files
2023 film directed by James Mangold
described the character as "slippery, charming, the girl next door, a grifter," a "pioneer in ethical accounting" and similar to comedic characters with "machine-gun"
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
Indiana_Jones_and_the_Dial_of_Destiny
1995 comic book crossover
#20 Chapter 3: Union vol.2, #4 Chapter 4: Gen13 vol.2, #2 Chapter 5: Grifter vol.1, #1 Chapter 6: Deathblow vol.1, #16 Chapter 7: Wetworks #8 Chapter
Wildstorm_Rising
DC Comics comic book series
Stormwatch. Freefall a.k.a. Roxanne Spaulding; former member of Gen¹³. Grifter a.k.a. Cole Cash; former member of the Wildcats and Team 7. The High a
The_Authority_(comics)
2021 television series
particular brand of justice. Gina Bellman as Sophie Devereaux – the team's grifter and new mastermind. She is a multilingual Briton skilled in the use of
Leverage:_Redemption
American actor and director (born 1960)
miniseries From the Earth to the Moon (1998). Goldwyn voiced the titular character in the Disney animated film Tarzan (1999). He portrayed Colonel Bagley
Tony_Goldwyn
2007 Japanese film
Eat and Run: 6 Beautiful Grifters (真女立喰師列伝, Shin-Onna Tachiguishi Retsuden) is a Japanese 2007 anthology film. A sequel to Onna Tachiguishi-Retsuden, it
Shin-Onna Tachiguishi Retsuden
Shin-Onna_Tachiguishi_Retsuden
5th episode of the 1st season of High Maintenance
dealer. The second episode plotline follows Homeless Heidi, a grifter and hipster character originally seen in the second episode of the High Maintenance
Selfie_(High_Maintenance)
2022 American drama television miniseries
"It's clunky at points, but Amanda Seyfried excels as one-time billionaire grifter Elizabeth Holmes – and the story is simply too jaw-dropping to pass up
The_Dropout
Season of American television series
kind of temptress in the episode "Bombshell". Baer said, "Rose plays a grifter named Cassandra who strikes swinging men who frequent sex clubs. And we're
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 12
Law_&_Order:_Special_Victims_Unit_season_12
63rd 1 1 The Godfather Part III 1990 63rd 0 7 Avalon 1990 63rd 0 4 The Grifters 1990 63rd 0 4 Awakenings 1990 63rd 0 3 Hamlet 1990 63rd 0 2 Home Alone
List of Academy Award–nominated films
List_of_Academy_Award–nominated_films
2001 creepypasta
technique would be used more consciously in later horror stories such as "The Grifter" (2009). Since the blogs link to the next entry, it makes it impossible
Ted_the_Caver
1835 novel by Honoré de Balzac
fascinated Balzac was the life of crime. In the winter of 1828–29, a French grifter-turned-policeman named Eugène François Vidocq published a pair of sensationalized
Père_Goriot
Comics character
White Queen Amanda Waller. In The New 52: Futures End, Faraday works with Grifter to investigate alien and cross-dimensional spies on Earth. Faraday possesses
King_Faraday
Name of several female fictional superhero characters, all owned by DC Comics
seriously wounded. Later, when the Furies attack Grifter and the Resistance, Hawkgirl pins Grifter down, but he pulls Hawkgirl down and then stabs her
Hawkgirl
American television sitcom (1965–1971)
Haney (portrayed by Pat Buttram): The oily, dishonest local salesman and grifter who originally sold Oliver the Green Acres Farm (previously the Old Haney
Green_Acres
Weekly DC Comics miniseries, run May 2014 to April 2015
WildStorm properties Grifter and Stormwatch would play a role in the series. Their inclusion suggests a larger presence of WildStorm characters, who have generally
The_New_52:_Futures_End
2002 film by Martin Scorsese
during this celebration. Amsterdam soon becomes attracted to pickpocket and grifter Jenny Everdeane, with whom Johnny is also infatuated. Amsterdam gains Bill's
Gangs_of_New_York
American comic book writer
movie-spin-off Nightmare on Elm Street, and the Wildstorm Universe title Grifter/Midnighter from May 2007. In January 2007, he wrote the Connor Hawke: Dragon's
Chuck_Dixon
American documentary TV series
lodgers. It is unknown what happened to the Bender family. Sante Kimes, a grifter, convinced her son, Kenny, to go on a murderous crime spree with her in
Deadly_Women
2003 film by James Mangold
Mangold said in another interview, “When you think of movies like The Grifters, you don't feel like it's such a stretch. I'd met John a few times and
Identity_(2003_film)
Scottish novelist
June 2026. Gray, Teresia (7 April 2026). "Failed Filmmaker Turned YouTube Grifter Is Mad People Are Distancing Themselves From Him and His Grift". The Mary
Will_Jordan_(author)
2019 American TV series or program
never going to happen". Perpetual Grace, LTD follows "James, a young grifter, as he attempts to prey upon Pastor Byron Brown, who turns out to be far
Perpetual_Grace,_LTD
American actor (1923–2012)
polices and hustles professional con artists. He doggedly pursues the young grifter, Johnny Hooker (Redford), only to become the griftee in the end. Other
Charles_Durning
American novelist (1906–1977)
of his dying or dead characters. A number of Thompson's books were adapted as popular films, including The Getaway and The Grifters. The writer Ronald Verlin
Jim_Thompson_(writer)
comics. It starred Grifter from the Wildcats investigating an attempted murder on his friend John Lynch. Cole Cash also known as Grifter is supposed to meet
Point_Blank_(comics)
Given name
Devereaux, grifter in the television series Leverage Sophie Dumond, from the film Joker (2019 film) Sophie Elizabeth Foster, main character of Keeper of
Sophie
1987 radio drama
Spectacles and StrayDog. In 1999, 3rd night: Story of the incident of Fast Food Grifter Cold Badger Masa's clubbing to death was adapted in comic to become Kerberos
While Waiting for the Red Spectacles
While_Waiting_for_the_Red_Spectacles
American actress (born 1951)
Roger Ebert felt that her role "resembled the criminal character" she played in The Grifters (1990). In 2008, Huston also voiced Queen Clarion in Tinker
Anjelica_Huston
2015 video game
and professions for their character at the start of the game. These range from the honor-bound knight to the crafty grifter. The player can also choose
The_Age_of_Decadence
additional Academy Award nominations for Enemies, A Love Story (1989) and The Grifters (1990), in the Best Supporting Actress and Best Actress categories, respectively
List of awards and nominations received by Anjelica Huston
List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Anjelica_Huston
American actor (born 1965)
show in the second season after growing tired of the role, because his character was not given much of a background. In 1993, he portrayed George Costanza
Jeremy_Piven
2011–16 DC Comics relaunch
Fourth Wave of The New 52. G.I. Combat, Frankenstein, Agent of S.H.A.D.E., Grifter, Blue Beetle, and Legion Lost were cancelled as a result. Young Romance:
The_New_52
American linguist and author (1906–1981)
American slang, especially the lingo of grifters, pickpockets, forgers, safecrackers and other underworld characters. He wrote more than 200 journal articles
David_W._Maurer
GRIFTER CHARACTER
GRIFTER CHARACTER
Surname or Lastname
English
English : of uncertain origin. It is probably an occupational name for an official in charge of a granary, Anglo-Norman French grenetier, but it could also be a variant of Grinder.The name Grinter is fairly common in Dorset, England, from the 16th to the 18th centuries. It is recorded as Grenter in 1570 in that county.
Boy/Male
German
Knight.
Male
Swedish
Swedish pet form of Scandinavian Kristoffer, KRISTER means "believer" or "follower of Christ."
Girl/Female
Indian, Telugu
Glitter; Glitter of Dharma
Boy/Male
Arthurian Legend
Returns Excalibur to the lake.
Boy/Male
German
Knight; Chivalrous
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Old French grateor, gratour, gratier ‘one who grates’, hence possibly an occupational name for a furbisher.German (Gräter) : see Graeter.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Fretter, an occupational name for a maker of ornaments (especially for the hair) consisting of jewels set in a lattice network, from an agent derivative of Middle English frette, Old French frete ‘interlaced work’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Bristow.
Surname or Lastname
English (also Griever)
English (also Griever) : unexplained; perhaps a variant of Graver.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a copier of manuscripts, Old English wrītere.
Boy/Male
Welsh
Fighting chief; fierce. The fierce Gryphon of Greek mythology and medieval legend was a creature...
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a Norman personal name Grimier, composed of the Germanic elements grīm ‘mask’, ‘helmet’ + hari, heri ‘army’.German : variant of Grimm 2.German : variant of Krimmer.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a grinder of grain, i.e. a miller, Middle English, Old English grindere, an agent noun from Old English grindan ‘to grind’. Less often it may have referred to someone who ground blades to keep their sharpness or who ground pigments, spices, and medicinal herbs to powder.
Boy/Male
Australian, Welsh
Fighting Chief; Fierce; Hooked One
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : variant of Gaither.
Male
Arthurian
, young squire, knighted by king Arthur.
Boy/Male
Danish, Finnish, German, Greek, Scandinavian, Swedish
Christian; Follower of Christ
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Griffin.
Male
English
Masculine variant spelling of English unisex Greer, GRIER means "watchful; vigilant."
GRIFTER CHARACTER
GRIFTER CHARACTER
Male
Hindi/Indian
Hindi name KANJA means "born in water." In mythology, this is a name belonging to Brahma.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Lord Shiva; Husband of Himaja; Goddess Parvati Devi
Girl/Female
Indian
Forehead, Intelligence
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Tilbury, a port on the Thames in Essex, which is named from the Old English byname Tila (from til ‘capable’) + Old English burh ‘fortress’.
Boy/Male
Indian
Joy
Female
English
Feminine form of English Adrian, ADRIANE means "from Hadria."
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Tamil, Traditional
God Murugan; King of the World
Boy/Male
Arabic
Grandson of Beloved Prophet
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Consort of Digambara; Sky Clad
Girl/Female
Tamil
Avipsa | அவிபà¯à®¸à®¾
Earth, River Avani
GRIFTER CHARACTER
GRIFTER CHARACTER
GRIFTER CHARACTER
GRIFTER CHARACTER
GRIFTER CHARACTER
n.
An assistant to the ship's cook in washing, steeping, and shifting the salt provisions.
n.
A rope used to retain the bars of the capstan in their sockets while men are turning it.
n.
One who inserts scions on other stocks, or propagates fruit by ingrafting.
n.
A wire for changing a loop from one needle to another, as in narrowing, etc.
n.
A rafter.
n.
The original tree from which a scion has been taken for grafting upon another tree.
n.
A rope used to encircle a boat longitudinally, to strengthen and defend her sides.
n.
Glitter; luster.
n.
A bright, sparkling light; brilliant and showy luster; brilliancy; as, the glitter of arms; the glitter of royal equipage.
n.
A covering for the wrist.
n.
One who is engaged in literary composition as a profession; an author; as, a writer of novels.
a.
One who, or that which, grates; especially, an instrument or utensil with a rough, indented surface, for rubbing off small particles of any substance; as a grater for nutmegs.
v. i.
To be bright; to sparkle; to be brilliant; to shine; to glisten; to glitter.
n.
An instrument by which grafting is facilitated.
n.
One who trifles.
v. t.
To tighten, as slack standing rigging, by bringing the opposite shrouds nearer.
n.
One who, or that which, shifts; one who plays tricks or practices artifice; a cozener.
n.
An arrangement for shifting a belt sidewise from one pulley to another.
n.
The restless flycatcher (Seisura inquieta) of Australia; -- called also restless thrush and volatile thrush. It makes a noise like a scissors grinder, to which the name alludes.
n.
The forward shroud of a lower mast.