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confidence-man
A swindler who tries to gain the confidence of the victim in order to defraud
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  1. A swindler who tries to gain the confidence of the victim in order to defraud
  2. Someone who conducts a confidence game: who defrauds someone after winning his trust.
  3. A man who swindles his victims by using a confidence game.
con-artist
Alternative spelling of con artist.
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  1. Alternative spelling of con artist.
  2. A person who defrauds or swindles others after first gaining their trust; a scam operator.
  3. (Informal) confidence man
swindler
A person who swindles; cheat
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  1. A person who swindles; cheat
scamp
A mischievous person, especially a playful, impish youngster.
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  1. A mischievous person, especially a playful, impish youngster.
  2. A mischievous youngster.
  3. A rascal, swindler, or rogue; a ne'er-do-well.
Find another word for con-man. In this page you can discover 6 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for con-man, like: confidence-man, con-artist, swindler, scamp, cheat and rascal.

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  • A red headed con man who impregnated a young girl and then either skipped or got caught, most likely by an irate father, who in turn also exited town.

  • However the greatest asset he had as a con man was not his check forgery skills but his plausible manner.

  • As any con-man knows, the easiest way to hoodwink your mark is to let him think he's hoodwinking somebody else.

  • When the con man came By: Real Business One readers ' sad - and cautionary - tale.

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