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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