Main Entry:

¹swin·dle

Pronunciation:

\ˈswin-d^əl\

Function:

verb

Inflected Form(s):

swin·dled; swin·dling \ˈswin(d)-liŋ, ˈswin-d^əl-iŋ\

Etymology:

back-formation from swindler, from German Schwindler giddy person, from schwindeln to be dizzy, from Old High German swintilōn, frequentative of swintan to diminish, vanish; akin to Old English swindan to vanish

Date:

circa 1782

intransitive verb : to obtain money or property by fraud or deceit transitive verb : to take money or property from by fraud or deceit

synonyms see cheat

— swin·dler \ˈswin(d)-lər, ˈswin-d^əl-ər\ noun