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cozener
coz·en C0712400 (kŭz′ən)v. coz·ened, coz·en·ing, coz·ens v.tr.1. To mislead by means of a petty trick or fraud; deceive.2. To persuade or induce to do something by cajoling or wheedling.3. To obtain by deceit or persuasion.v.intr. To act deceitfully. [Probably ultimately (perhaps via Middle English cosin, fraud, trickery) from Old French cosson, middleman, trader, or obsolete Italian cozzonare, to cheat (from Italian cozzone, horse-trader), both ultimately from Latin cōciō, coctiō, dealer, perhaps of Etruscan origin.] coz′en·er n.ThesauruscozenernounA person who cheats:bilk, cheat, cheater, defrauder, rook, sharper, swindler, trickster, victimizer.Informal: chiseler, crook, flimflammer.Slang: diddler, gyp, gypper.cozener
Synonyms for cozenernoun a person who cheatsSynonyms- bilk
- cheat
- cheater
- defrauder
- rook
- sharper
- swindler
- trickster
- victimizer
- chiseler
- crook
- flimflammer
- diddler
- gyp
- gypper
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