CONSULTANT: [From Con "to Defraud, Dupe, Swindle," Or, Possibly, French Con (vulgar) "a Person Of Little Merit" + Sult Elliptical Form Of "insult.

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CONSULTANT:
[From con "to defraud, dupe, swindle," or, possibly, French con
(vulgar) "a person of little merit" + sult elliptical form of
"insult."] A tipster disguised as an oracle, especially one who
has learned to decamp at high speed in spite of a large briefcase
and heavy wallet.

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