spieler

noun

1. (Australia, New-Zealand, slang)A swindler, a gambler.

   “That a crowd of Sydney stealers, Jockeys, pugilists and spielers Brought some horses, real heelers, Came and put us through.”

   “‘A spieler,’ Leah gently loosened the painful crab hold of the boy's hand. ‘[…] A trickster. A quandong. A ripperty man. A con-man.’”

2. A gambling club.
3. A person who speaks fluently and glibly; a barker.

   “"Bosco! He eats 'em alive! Eats 'em alive!" Brissenden exclaimed, imitating the spieler of a locally famous snake-eater.”

   “Two thousand men, women and children turned out for this giant excursion and danced and drank the day away while professional spielers extolled the virtues of the new metropolis and inveigled the unwary into investment.”

4. (Canada, US, informal)A radio or television announcer.