Synonyms for rook

Noun

1. castle, rook, chessman, chess piece

usage: (chess) the piece that can move any number of unoccupied squares in a direction parallel to the sides of the chessboard

2. rook, Corvus frugilegus, corvine bird

usage: common gregarious Old World bird about the size and color of the American crow

Verb

1. victimize, swindle, rook, goldbrick, nobble, diddle, bunco, defraud, scam, mulct, gyp, con, cheat, rip off, chisel

usage: deprive of by deceit; "He swindled me out of my inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted her"; "the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change"