con man

con man
noun
a swindler who exploits the confidence of his victim
Syn: ↑confidence man, ↑con artist
Hypernyms:

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n
con artist, confidence trickster, cheat, liar, deceiver, swindler, overcharger, usurer, extortionist
COLLOQ. rip-off artist, crook, hustler; N Am bunco, bunco artist, grifter
SLANG blagger; Aust illy whacker

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\\ˈkänˌman, -maa(ə)n\ noun
Etymology: by shortening
: a confidence man

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Slang.

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con man variant UK US
Main entry: con artist

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con man,
Slang. confidence man.

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(also con artist) n. informal a man who cheats or tricks someone by means of a confidence game

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noun, pl ⋯ men [count]

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ˈcon man [con man] noun (informal)
a man who tricks others into giving him money, etc.
 
Example Bank:

The screenplay focuses on the friendship between a dim-witted stud and a petty con man.

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con man
see con.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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