Definition of swindler Swindler
/swɪˈndʌlɚ/ - [swinduler] - swin•dler
We found 7 definitions of swindler from 6 different sources.
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What does swindler mean?
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NounPlural: swindlers |
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| swindler - a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud | ||
| defrauder, chiseller, chiseler, gouger, scammer, grifter | ||
| cheater, deceiver, beguiler, slicker, trickster, cheat someone who leads you to believe something that is not true | ||
| card shark, card sharp, card sharper, cardsharp, cardsharper, sharper, sharpy, sharpie a professional card player who makes a living by cheating at card games | ||
| clip artist a swindler who fleeces the victim | ||
| con artist, con man, confidence man a swindler who exploits the confidence of his victim | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- swindler (n.)
One who swindles, or defrauds grossly; one who makes a practice of defrauding others by imposition or deliberate artifice; a cheat.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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swindler
A person who acts dishonestly. -
swindler
Person who takes part in a deal to make a profit more or less illegally.
Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅
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swindler
One who obtains goods on credit by false pretences, and sells them for ready money at any price, in order to make up a purse. This name is derived from the German word SCHWINDLIN, to totter, to be ready to fall; these arts being generally practised by persons on the totter, or just ready to break. The term SWINDLER has since been used to signify cheats of every kind.
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🔤- swindler, noun, singular of swindlers.
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