- con artist
- `con ,artist or `con ,man noun count INFORMALsomeone who lies in order to make people give him money
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con artist — UK / US or con man UK / US noun [countable] Word forms con artist : singular con artist plural con artists informal someone who lies in order to make people give him money … English dictionary
con artist — con artists N COUNT A con artist is someone who tricks other people into giving them their money or property. Syn: con man … English dictionary
con artist — noun a swindler who exploits the confidence of his victim • Syn: ↑confidence man, ↑con man • Hypernyms: ↑swindler, ↑defrauder, ↑chiseller, ↑chiseler, ↑gouger, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
con artist — Synonyms and related words: bunco artist, bunco steerer, cardsharp, cardsharper, carpetbagger, con man, confidence man, crimp, horse coper, horse trader, jackleg, land pirate, land shark, land grabber, mortgage shark, pettifogger, pitchman, shark … Moby Thesaurus
con artist — /ˈkɒn atəst/ (say kon ahtuhst) noun a person who swindles a victim out of their money or property, or persuades them to do something they would not otherwise have done, by initially gaining their trust. {con(fidence) + artist (def. 5) …
con artist — n. con man, swindler, fraud, crook, trickster, cheat, charlatan … English contemporary dictionary
con artist — Go to con man … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
con artist — Informal. 1. a person adept at lying, cajolery, or glib self serving talk. 2. a person adept at swindling by means of confidence games; swindler. * * * … Universalium
con artist — noun A person who defrauds or swindles others after first gaining their trust; a scam operator. Syn: conman, smooth operator … Wiktionary
Con artist — one who swindles by gaining the victim s confidence and then inducing the victim to part with property or money … Dictionary of Australian slang
