swindler

noun

swin·​dler -d(ᵊ)lə(r) 

plural -s

: one that swindles : cheat, sharper

Word History

Etymology

German schwindler giddy person, fantastic schemer, from schwindeln to be dizzy, from Old High German swintilōn, frequentative of swintan to diminish, vanish, become unconscious; akin to Old English swindan to languish, vanish, Old Irish a-sennad finally

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Rhymes for swindler

• spindler