n. Function: noun
one who defrauds usually of money and especially by imposture or by gaining the victim's confidence FF1C; lost their savings to swindlers in a get-rich-quick scheme FF1E;
Synonyms: bunco steerer, cheat, cheater, chiaus, come-on, confidence man, con man, defrauder, diddler, double-dealer, flimflammer, ||grifter, gyp, gypper, ||mace, mountebank, Peter Funk, rogue, sharper, sharpie, skin, slicker, ||spieler, trickster
Related Words: bilk, bilker, blackleg, charlatan, chiseler, crook, deceiver, dodger, fraud, gouger, harpy, highbinder, hoaxer, operator, rook, shark, sharp, sharpster, tricker; scoundrel