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defrauder

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de·fraud  (d-frôd)
tr.v. de·fraud·ed, de·fraud·ing, de·frauds
To take something from by fraud; swindle: defrauded the immigrants by selling them worthless land deeds.

[Middle English defrauden, from Old French defrauder, from Latin dfraudre : d-, de- + fraudre, to cheat (from fraus, fraud-, fraud).]

defraud·ation (dfrô-dshn) n.
de·frauder n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.defrauder - a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud
card shark, card sharp, card sharper, cardsharp, cardsharper, sharper, sharpie, sharpy - a professional card player who makes a living by cheating at card games
clip artist - a swindler who fleeces the victim
con artist, con man, confidence man - a swindler who exploits the confidence of his victim
beguiler, cheater, deceiver, trickster, slicker, cheat - someone who leads you to believe something that is not true
welcher, welsher - someone who swindles you by not repaying a debt or wager
Translations
defrauder [dɪˈfrɔːdəʳ] Ndefraudador(a) m/f
defrauder
nBetrüger(in) m(f)


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When the lender makes its loan to the purchaser of the property, utilizing the title insurer pre-screened by the defrauder, the first trust deed will be missed, resulting in a huge windfall to the seller/defrauder.
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