1. A person without employment who makes money by various dubious schemes; goes about smartly dressed and having a good time
   "The spiv always seemed to have cash despite never holding down a job"

Derived forms: spivs

Type of: bum [N. Amer, informal], deadbeat [informal], do-nothing [informal], idler, layabout [informal], loafer, shirker [informal], slacker [informal]

Encyclopedia: Spiv