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con man

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  1. confidence man, con man, con artistnoun

    a swindler who exploits the confidence of his victim

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  1. con man

    A con man, short for confidence man, is a person who uses manipulative tactics, deception, and fraud to trick others into giving them their money or personal information. This person typically earns trust from unsuspecting individuals through deceitful practices, often selling fake goods, unreal investments, or non-existent services for their own financial gain.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of con man in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of con man in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of con man in a Sentence

  1. Joe Pounder:

    Donald Trump is nothing but a con man who will say anything to defraud the American people like he did at Trump University, taking four businesses into bankruptcy or hiring foreign workers over Americans, the crowd at Trump's event wasn't applauding and the American people aren't either.

  2. Marco Rubio:

    He’s a con man who’s taking advantage of people's fears and anxieties about the future, portraying himself as some sort of strong guy, he’s not a strong guy. He’s never faced real adversity before.

  3. Michael Cohen:

    He is President Donald Trump, he is a con man, and he is President Donald Trump cheat, liar, liar, pants on fire.

  4. Michael Avenatti:

    I know some of you may disagree with me. The answer to Donald Trump, you may say, is to do just the opposite of Donald Trump. Being noble, being kind, being classy. And I am all for each of those things, but tonight, with our country under an unprecedented assault by a con man who fights only for himself and degrades the vulnerable and the powerless and regular hardworking people day in and day out, I believe that we must honestly ask ourselves as a party whether those we fight for can afford our gentleness.

  5. The Presiden:

    The lies, coverups, shaking down foreign countries undermining our democracy will be recorded as one of the worst periods in the history of our country, all led by a dishonorable con man, follow the facts, impeachment on the way.


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