noun
swindler
SWIND-ler/ˈswɪndlər/
A person who cheats others out of money or property.
The swindler hides the ball under the table while taking a customer's wager.
Etymology
German Schwindler linked a giddy person with an extravagant speculator and a cheat. The English word takes up the fraudulent end of that range: someone who cheats others out of money or property.
In context
mine swindler is more like it cheated me out of 5,000 bucks that's what he did
More examples
- A swindler sold us tickets to a concert that never existed.
- The swindler promised huge profits, then disappeared with their savings.
- Swindlers sometimes pose as bank employees to steal account information.
Forms
swindler · swindlers
swindle verb — To cheat someone out of money or property.
Similar words
- con artist
- Emphasizes winning people’s trust before cheating them out of money.
- fraudster
- Covers people who commit fraud, including organized financial schemes.
- cheat
- Broader term for someone dishonest, not necessarily involving money.