swindler
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dl verb (used with object)
1.
to cheat (a person, business, etc.) out of money or other assets.
2.
to obtain by fraud or deceit.
verb (used without object)
3.
to put forward plausible schemes or use unscrupulous trickery to defraud others; cheat.
noun
4.
an act of swindling or a fraudulent transaction or scheme.
5.
anything deceptive; a fraud: This advertisement is a real swindle.
Origin:
1775–85; back formation from swindler < German Schwindler irresponsible person, promoter of wildcat schemes, cheat, derivative of schwindeln to be dizzy (hence dizzy-minded, irresponsible), defraud, equivalent to schwind- (akin to Old English swindan to languish) + -(e)l- -le + -er -er1
1775–85; back formation from swindler < German Schwindler irresponsible person, promoter of wildcat schemes, cheat, derivative of schwindeln to be dizzy (hence dizzy-minded, irresponsible), defraud, equivalent to schwind- (akin to Old English swindan to languish) + -(e)l- -le + -er -er1
Related forms
swin·dle·a·ble, adjective
swin·dler, noun
swin·dling·ly, adverb
out·swin·dle, verb (used with object), out·swin·dled, out·swin·dling.
Synonyms
1. cozen, dupe, trick, gull.
1. cozen, dupe, trick, gull.
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swindle (ˈswɪndəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to cheat (someone) of money, etc; defraud |
| 2. | (tr) to obtain (money, etc) by fraud |
| —n | |
| 3. | a fraudulent scheme or transaction |
| [C18: back formation from German Schwindler, from schwindeln, from Old High German swintilōn, frequentative of swintan to disappear] | |
| 'swindler | |
| —n | |
| swindle (ˈswɪndəl) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to cheat (someone) of money, etc; defraud |
| 2. | (tr) to obtain (money, etc) by fraud |
| —n | |
| 3. | a fraudulent scheme or transaction |
| [C18: back formation from German Schwindler, from schwindeln, from Old High German swintilōn, frequentative of swintan to disappear] | |
| 'swindler | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
swindler
1774, from Ger. Schwindler "giddy person, extravagant speculator, cheat," from schwindeln "to be giddy, act extravagantly, swindle," from O.H.G. swintilon "be giddy," frequentative form of swintan "to languish, disappear;" cognate with O.E. swindan, and probably with swima "dizziness." Said to have been
introduced in London by Ger. Jews c.1762. swindle is a back-formation attested from 1782 as a verb, 1833 as a noun.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
No great capitalist, no political trickster, no swindler or thief shall enter it.
There is nothing as consistent as the delusion of a paranoid or the story of a swindler.
Besides, the government can file relatively few cases, while private shareholders can sue a swindler whenever they feel wronged.
If you give your card number, the swindler may make unauthorized charges to your account, even if you decide not to buy anything.
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