name, noun ·3 syllables ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A person who swindles, cheats or defrauds.

   "But I got somethin’ to say bearin’ on that swindler who got what was comin’ to him."

2. 2
   a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud wordnet

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A surname.

Synonyms

All synonyms

chiselerconfidence mancrookdefraudergrifterscammer

Example

More examples

"She went so far as to say that he was a swindler."

Etymology

Borrowed from German Schwindler, 1774.

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