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      • From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English small-time crook/gangster etc a criminal who is not involved in large or serious crimes → small-time Examples from the Corpus small-time crook/gangster etc • The crows meanwhile have taken on another persona of small-time crooks.
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  2. He's a small-time crook, she's an unmarried divorce lawyer. Times, Sunday Times Four small-time crooks steal from a gang of robbers living next door when they have to settle gambling debts.

  3. small-time crook/gangster etc meaning, definition, what is small-time crook/gangster etc: a criminal who is not involved in large ...: Learn more.

  4. Small Time Crooks is a 2000 American crime-comedy film written and directed by Woody Allen. It stars Allen, Hugh Grant, Elaine May and Tracey Ullman. The picture's plot has some similarities to that of the 1942 comedy Larceny, Inc. [1]

  5. Mar 29, 2021 · It meant a man who worked the fringes of the underworld – a small time crook, a con-man or a fence rather than a full-time and dangerous villain but the exact origin of the word is lost in the mist of villains’ cant.

  6. a very dishonest person, especially a criminal or a cheat: These politicians are just a bunch of crooks. Synonyms. criminal. culprit. evildoer. felon specialized. the guilty party. malefactor formal.

  7. Learn the definition of 'small-time crook'. Check out the pronunciation, synonyms and grammar. Browse the use examples 'small-time crook' in the great English corpus.

  8. A crook is long staff thats bent at one end, like something you might see a shepherd carrying. A crook can also be a criminal — a person who’s dishonest, or bent, just like the staff. The noun crook entered English in the 13th century as a way to describe the long tool with a hook at one end.

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