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con artist
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Princeton's WordNet
confidence man, con man, con artistnoun
a swindler who exploits the confidence of his victim
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con artistnoun
A person who defrauds or swindles others after first gaining their trust; a scam operator.
Etymology: A contraction of the term confidence artist.
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con artist
A confidence trick is an attempt to defraud a person or group after first gaining their trust. Confidence tricks exploit victims using their credulity, naïveté, compassion, vanity, confidence, irresponsibility, and greed. Researchers have defined confidence tricks as "a distinctive species of fraudulent conduct ... intending to further voluntary exchanges that are not mutually beneficial", as they "benefit con operators ('con men') at the expense of their victims (the 'marks')".
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con artist
A con artist is an individual who tricks or deceives others, often through the use of fraudulent schemes or manipulation, with the aim of getting personal benefits, most commonly financial gains. Also known as a swindler, fraudster, or scammer, a con artist uses deception or false pretenses to cheat others out of their property, money, or any valuable thing.
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The numerical value of con artist in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
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The numerical value of con artist in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of con artist in a Sentence
Our party, after four states have voted, according to all the polls, is on the verge of being taken over. The party of Lincoln and Reagan is on the verge of being taken over by a con artist named Donald Trump.
Well, I had hoped in this process we would have -- the voters would wake up and see what Donald Trump is, a con artist, and I think we were all caught off guard by how much the attention in coverage has really lifted him.
Guys, we have a con artist as the front-runner of the Republican Party.
President Trump and Sen. Rubio:
We have a con artist as the frontrunner in the Republican Party.
Most politicians have some con artist in them, but worse is the con artist who has some politician in him.
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- الفنان يخدعArabic
- estafador, estafaCatalan, Valencian
- Schwindler, Trickbetrügerin, Hochstaplerin, Schwindlerin, Hochstapler, TrickbetrügerGerman
- απατεώναςGreek
- estafadorSpanish
- petkuttaja, huijariFinnish
- arnaqueur, escroc, arnaqueuseFrench
- con ealaíontóirIrish
- ստահակArmenian
- truffatoreItalian
- אמן הונאהHebrew
- 詐欺師Japanese
- 사기꾼Korean
- oplichterDutch
- svindlerNorwegian
- vigaristaPortuguese
- escrocRomanian
- аферист, мошенница, аферистка, жулик, мошенникRussian
- svindlareSwedish
- 騙子Chinese
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