con artist

con artist

noun 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.
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  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.
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