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confidence man

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confidence man
n.
A man who swindles his victims by using a confidence game.
confidence man, trickster
n
another name for con man
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.confidence man - a swindler who exploits the confidence of his victimconfidence man - a swindler who exploits the confidence of his victim
con artist, con man
chiseler, chiseller, defrauder, grifter, scammer, swindler, gouger - a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud
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confidence man is more detestable than that of a highway robber; and
The Devil's Dictionary by Bierce, Ambrose View in context
And Isaacs & Sons were delighted at the great man's pleasantry, and afterward repeated it many times, calling upon each other to bear witness, and Spear felt as though some one had given him a new backbone, and Andrews, who was guiding Thorndike out of the building, was thinking to himself what a great confidence man had been lost when Thorndike became a banker.
A Wasted Day by Davis, Richard View in context
 
 
 
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