artful dodger

Etymology
From the nickname of a skillful young pickpocket and rascal in Oliver Twist (1838) by.

Noun

 * 1)  A crafty person who commits minor crimes or behaves in a rather unscrupulous manner.
 * 2)  One who deftly evades obstacles, pursuers, inconveniences, or other difficulties.
 * 1)  One who deftly evades obstacles, pursuers, inconveniences, or other difficulties.
 * 1)  One who deftly evades obstacles, pursuers, inconveniences, or other difficulties.
 * 1)  One who deftly evades obstacles, pursuers, inconveniences, or other difficulties.
 * 1)  One who deftly evades obstacles, pursuers, inconveniences, or other difficulties.