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con man
con mann. Slang A confidence man.con man n informal a person who swindles another by means of a confidence trick. More formal term: confidence man con′fidence man`
n. a person who swindles others by means of a confidence game; swindler. [1840–50, Amer.] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  con man - a swindler who exploits the confidence of his victimcon artist, confidence manchiseler, chiseller, defrauder, grifter, scammer, swindler, gouger - a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud |
Translationscon (kon) – past tense past participle conned – verb to trick or persuade dishonestly. He conned her into giving him money. 哄騙 哄骗 noun a dishonest trick. 騙局 骗局ˈcon man noun someone who cons people. 騙子 骗子con man
con man1. A man who exploits the vulnerability of others for his own sake by manipulating and taking advantage of their confidence (the act of which is known as a confidence trick or game). It is the common abbreviation of the full term, "confidence man." Be wary of con men who send emails claiming to be a bank or some other trustworthy establishment: they often ask for your personal bank details so as to have access to your finances.2. By extension, a man who is skilled at duplicity, cajolery, or self-serving manipulation or persuasion. John is such a con man, always convincing others to pay for him on nights out under the pretense that he'll "pay them back later."See also: con, mancon man and con artist 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! See also: con, manEncyclopediaSeeconMedicalSeeCONLegalSeeConcon man
Related to con man: firefly, con artistSynonyms for con mannoun a swindler who exploits the confidence of his victimSynonymsRelated Words- chiseler
- chiseller
- defrauder
- grifter
- scammer
- swindler
- gouger
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