English Explanatory Dictionary

swindler

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person who swindles, cheats or defrauds.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈswɪnd.lə(ɹ)/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-swindler.wav

Word forms

swindler swindlers

Etymology

Borrowed from German Schwindler, 1774.

Synonyms

bamboozler bouncer bullshitter cheat cheater cogger cony-catcher crammer deceiver deceptor fabricator fabulist falser gabber grifter guiler liar losenger mocker pseudologist rook Scandaroon shammer Spanish athlete swindler swike treacher trickster trucker wernard bunco-steerer charlatan chiseler cozener defrauder finagler fleecer fraud fraudmeister fraudster humbug goldbrick gull gyp landshark pickpenny scammer scamp schemester sharper slicker spieler trapan trepan

Derived words

swindlership
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