con man (noun)

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• con man — noun a swindler who exploits the confidence of his victim • Syn: ↑confidence man, ↑con artist • Hypernyms: ↑swindler, ↑defrauder, ↑chiseller, ↑chiseler, ↑gouger, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• con man — ► NOUN informal ▪ a man who cheats others using confidence tricks …   English terms dictionary

• con man — con artist UK / US or con man UK / US noun [countable] Word forms con artist : singular con artist plural con artists informal someone who lies in order to make people give him money …   English dictionary

• con'man — con artist, con man or con woman noun A swindler, esp one with a persuasive way of talking • • • Main Entry: ↑con …   Useful english dictionary

• con|man|ship — «KON muhn shihp», noun. Slang. the art or skill of a confidence man: »The Centre of the Action [a novel] is a confessional study of conmanship, in a New York jungle where rat eats rat (Manchester Guardian Weekly). ╂[< con4 + manship] …   Useful english dictionary

• con man — /ˈkɒn mæn / (say kon man) noun Colloquial → confidence man …  

• con man — noun informal a man who cheats others using confidence tricks …   English new terms dictionary

• con artist — noun a swindler who exploits the confidence of his victim • Syn: ↑confidence man, ↑con man • Hypernyms: ↑swindler, ↑defrauder, ↑chiseller, ↑chiseler, ↑gouger, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• con artist — con ,artist or con ,man noun count INFORMAL someone who lies in order to make people give him money …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• con artist — UK / US or con man UK / US noun [countable] Word forms con artist : singular con artist plural con artists informal someone who lies in order to make people give him money …   English dictionary

• con'woman — con artist, con man or con woman noun A swindler, esp one with a persuasive way of talking • • • Main Entry: ↑con …   Useful english dictionary