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1. • • someone who uses dishonest or illegal methods to trick people into giving them money: Wheeler, a convicted conman, tricked the elderly couple into signing over their property to him.
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   What is a con man?

   • A con man is a man who persuades people to give him their money or property by lying to them. A few years ago she was the victim of a con man. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

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   What is conman?

   • Definition of conman noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary a man who tricks others into giving him money, etc. The screenplay focuses on the friendship between a dim-witted stud and a petty conman. Join our community to access the latest language learning and assessment tips from Oxford University Press!

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   How does a conman play a card game?

   • The conman rose slightly in the air, then reeled backward into the mob. Neither was the steam kettle cook, nor the conman with the ragged ear. The conman's fingers played with the cards, and in playing bent the corner of the black card ever so slightly upward. Five times in imaginary plays the conman tossed the cards down and gathered them up.

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   Did conman land a single blow?

   • The conman landed not a single blow. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. What is the pronunciation of conman?

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   What is the plot of con man 2024?

   • Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 30 Sep. 2024 The plot concerns three main players: a suave con man (Ha Jung-woo), the low-level grifter he’s conscripted into a scheme (Kim Tae-ri), and a housebound heiress (Kim Min-hee), all locked in a duplicitous love triangle. Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 14 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for con man

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   How did a conman trick a couple into signing over their property?

   • Wheeler, a convicted conman, tricked the elderly couple into signing over their property to him. As always, praising "science" for adopting the conman's tactic of spreading a lie, then, when the lie doesn't wash, changing the lie. With fists well extended, the conman leaped across the ring. Like an enraged bull the conman stood at bay.

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   con man. noun [ C ] us / ˈkɑn ˌmæn / (also con artist, us / ˈkɑn ˌɑr·t̬ɪst /) Add to word list. 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)

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     CON MAN meaning: 1. a con artist 2. a con artist 3. a person...

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   A con man is a man who persuades people to give him their money or property by lying to them. A few years ago she was the victim of a con man. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary .

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   Oct 18, 2024 · The meaning of CON MAN is a person who tricks other people in order to get their money : con artist.

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   conman. noun [ C ] (also con man) uk / ˈkɒnmæn / us plural conmen. Add to word list. someone who uses dishonest or illegal methods to trick people into giving them money: Wheeler, a convicted conman, tricked the elderly couple into signing over their property to him.

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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.

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