con man

con man

noun Slang.
confidence man.
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con man
 
—n
informal More formal term: confidence man a person who swindles another by means of a confidence trick

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con man definition


and con artist
  1. n.
    someone who makes a living by swindling people. : Gary is a con artist, but at least he's not on the dole. , I was taken by a real con man!
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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con man
confidence man
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