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a person who uses tricks to cheat people, esp. to get their money or possessions. (Definition of con man from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) What is the pronunciation of con man? Translations of con man. in Chinese (Traditional)
noun. informal. a person who swindles another by means of a confidence trick. More formal term: confidence man. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. con man in American English. US. Slang. confidence man. : also con artist. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.
informal a person who swindles another by means of a confidence trick. More formal term: confidence man. 'con man' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations): con - punter. In Lists: Villagers and heroes, more... Synonyms: confidence man, con artist, swindler, scamp, cheat, more...
1. A man who exploits the vulnerability of others for his own sake by manipulating and taking advantage of their confidence (the act of which is known as a confidence trick or game). It is the common abbreviation of the full term, "confidence man."
con man. [...] More. Pronunciations of the word 'con man' American English: US. More. Examples of 'con man' in a sentence. These examples have been automatically selected and may contain sensitive content that does not reflect the opinions or policies of Collins. Read more. He was too handsome to be a con man, I thought; rather, I hoped.
noun. , Slang. short for confidence man. con man. noun. informal. a person who swindles another by means of a confidence trick More formal termconfidence man.
con man volume_up 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 into his home and made away ...
