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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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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
If you're involved in a sort of slimy business,( that) says something about you -- says something about how far you'll go to make money, our real point about her is that she's not just generally un-credible, she's un-credible from the point of view of wanting to get money. She's a con artist.
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.
I believe he is a first-rate con artist and is on the verge of taking over the party of Lincoln and Reagan.
President Trump and Sen. Rubio:
We have a con artist as the frontrunner in the Republican Party.
Guys, we have a con artist as the front-runner of the Republican Party.
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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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