English Explanatory Dictionary

con artist

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person who uses confidence tricks to defraud or swindle people after first gaining their trust with a series of confidence games; a scam operator, confidence trickster.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-con artist.wav

Word forms

con artist con artists con-artist

Etymology

A clipping of confidence artist.

Synonyms

conman con bristler bunco artist bunco-steerer chiseler con artist confidence artist confidence trickster flimflammer grifter lugger magsman mountebank saltimbanco sharpster sharker shark-gull slicker smooth operator spiv bamboozler bouncer bullshitter cheat cheater cogger cony-catcher crammer deceiver deceptor fabricator fabulist falser gabber guiler liar losenger mocker pseudologist rook Scandaroon shammer Spanish athlete swindler swike treacher trickster trucker wernard charlatan duper fraud fraudster hustler scammer shyster snake oil salesman snake

Related words

pickpocket thief

Derived words

con artistry
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