con artist

Frequency: 8.07.2 per million words

A person who cheats or tricks others by persuading them to believe something that is not true.

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Examples (10)

  • The police finally caught the con artist who had been targeting the elderly.
  • She realized too late that the charming salesman was actually a skilled con artist.
  • Be wary of online schemes; many are run by a sophisticated con artist.
  • I can't believe I fell for his lies; he was a true con artist.
  • A team of con artists worked together to orchestrate the elaborate scam.
  • That smooth-talker will be exposed as a con artist sooner or later.
  • The documentary detailed the rise and fall of a notorious con artist from the 1920s.
  • How could so many intelligent people be fooled by a single con artist?
  • He built his entire empire by being a ruthless con artist, preying on the vulnerable.
  • Falling for a con artist's tricks can be a devastating financial and emotional experience.