Wiktionary (0.00 / 0 votes) Rate this definition: silt (Noun). Mud or fine earth deposited from running or standing water. silt (Noun). Material with similar physical characteristics, whatever its origins or transport. silt (Noun). A particle from 3.9 to 62.5 microns in diameter, following the Wentworth scale.
swindler - a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud. chiseler, chiseller, defrauder, grifter, scammer, gouger. card shark, card sharp, card sharper, cardsharp, cardsharper, sharper, sharpie, sharpy - a professional card player who makes a living by cheating at card games.
Scofflaw is a noun coined during the Prohibition era to mean a person who drinks illegally. It is a compound of the words scoff and law. Its original meaning was someone who mocks or ridicules the law, but has extended to mean one who flouts any law, especially those difficult to enforce, and particularly traffic laws.