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- Dictionarycon man/ˈkɒn man/
noun
- 1. a man who cheats or tricks someone by gaining their trust and persuading them to believe something that is not true. informal
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A con man is a man who persuades people to give him their money or property by lying to them.
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A con man is someone who scams money out of someone by gaining their trust. The nice lady emailing an offer to share her two million dollar inheritance with you is almost certainly a con man.
1. con man - a swindler who exploits the confidence of his victim. con artist, confidence man. chiseler, chiseller, defrauder, grifter, scammer, swindler, gouger - a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud.
Con man definition: short for confidence man. . See examples of CON MAN used in a sentence.
UK /ˈkɒn man/ noun (informal) a man who cheats or tricks someone by gaining their trust and persuading them to believe something that is not true he was a master con man who convinced them they were making legitimate contributions to the schools Examples He told the Democrat his life has been made a misery ever since a con man tricked his way ...
Definition of con man noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
