con man

noun

: a person who tricks other people in order to get their money : con artist

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Just as is now the case--when officeholders in Arkansas blindly follow a con man who will go down as the worst president in American history--Arkansas found itself on the wrong side of history in the 1950s. — Arkansas Online, 4 Nov. 2026 Elizabeth D’Aiuto, who plays Marian, the librarian of this small Iowa town who captures the roving eye of traveling salesman and con man Harold Hill (Elliott Andrews), has a piercing soprano that many an opera singer would envy. — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026 Dysert appeared as Sean Cudahy in 79 episodes of All My Children, from 1980-1990, a character described as a devious yet humorous con man and villain, who contrasted sharply with his brother, good guy Tom Cudahy (played by Richard Shoberg). — Denise Petski, Deadline, 26 Oct. 2026 Alan Dysert, who portrayed the con man Sean Cudahy on the ABC soap opera All My Children, has died. — Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 26 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for con man

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“Con man.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/con%20man. Accessed 9 Nov. 2026.

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